Nemuro, Hokkaidō

Nemuro
Nemuro; 根室
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	Cape of Ottishi
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	Location of Nemuro in Hokkaidō (Nemuro)
	Nemuro
	Coordinates: 43°20′N 145°35′E / 43.333°N 145.583°ECoordinates: 43°20′N 145°35′E / 43.333°N 145.583°E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaidō
Prefecture	Hokkaidō (Nemuro)
	Government
• Mayor	Shunsuke Hasegawa
	Area
• Total	512.63 km2 (197.93 sq mi)
	Population (February 29, 2012)
• Total	29,087
• Density	56.74/km2 (147.0/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Chishimazakura (Prunus nipponica Matsumura var. kurilensis)
- Flower	Yukiwarikozakura (Primula modesta var. fauriei)
- Bird	Swan
- Others	Sports: Table tennis
Phone number	0153-23-6111
Address	2-27 Tokiwachō, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido; 087-8711
Website	www.city.nemuro.hokkaido.jp

Nemuro (根室市, Nemuro-shi^?, Ainu: Ni mu oro) is a city and port located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido. It is the capital city of Nemuro Subprefecture. Much of the city lies on the Nemuro Peninsula.

As of February 29, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 29,087, with 12,966 households, and a population density of 56.74 persons per km². The total area is 512.63 km².

The city was founded on August 1, 1957.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Climate

Nemuro, like all of Hokkaidō, has a humid continental climate with mild to warm summers and cold snowy winters. Like the more northerly Kuril Islands, it has an extremely strong seasonal lag, with temperatures highest in August and lowest in February, though it is not so gloomy as extremely foggy North Pacific islands like Simushir or the Aleutian Islands. Its peninsular location makes Nemuro very windy, especially during autumn and winter, with mean wind speeds as high as 22.7 kilometres per hour (14.1 mph) in November.

Climate data for Nemuro
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	−1.2 (29.8)	−1.6 (29.1)	1.6 (34.9)	7.2 (45.0)	11.5 (52.7)	14.4 (57.9)	17.9 (64.2)	20.8 (69.4)	18.8 (65.8)	14.4 (57.9)	8.3 (46.9)	2.1 (35.8)	9.52 (49.14)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−3.7 (25.3)	−4.3 (24.3)	−1.3 (29.7)	3.4 (38.1)	7.3 (45.1)	10.6 (51.1)	14.2 (57.6)	17.3 (63.1)	15.7 (60.3)	11.3 (52.3)	5.3 (41.5)	−0.5 (31.1)	6.28 (43.30)
Average low °C (°F)	−6.9 (19.6)	−7.6 (18.3)	−4.3 (24.3)	0.4 (32.7)	4.1 (39.4)	7.7 (45.9)	11.5 (52.7)	14.7 (58.5)	13.1 (55.6)	8.2 (46.8)	1.9 (35.4)	−3.6 (25.5)	3.27 (37.89)
Precipitation mm (inches)	35.5 (1.398)	22.6 (0.89)	52.5 (2.067)	66.5 (2.618)	102.1 (4.02)	90.9 (3.579)	121.7 (4.791)	120.8 (4.756)	167.0 (6.575)	106.3 (4.185)	84.5 (3.327)	50.4 (1.984)	1,020.8 (40.189)
Snowfall cm (inches)	62 (24.4)	55 (21.7)	50 (19.7)	14 (5.5)	1 (0.4)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	5 (2)	36 (14.2)	223 (87.8)
% humidity	71	73	75	78	82	89	91	89	84	75	69	68	78.7
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.5 mm)	9.8	6.0	9.3	9.4	10.5	9.7	11.3	10.6	11.5	10.4	10.0	9.7	118.2
Avg. snowy days	25.6	24.9	19.8	3.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	11.6	86.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours	152.8	164.8	190.8	177.4	176.2	135.6	112.6	127.7	145.5	167.7	146.5	146.0	1,843.6
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency