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Urahoro, Hokkaido

Coordinates: 42°49′N 143°40′E / 42.817°N 143.667°E / 42.817; 143.667
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Urahoro
浦幌町
Town
Urahoro town hall
Urahoro town hall
Flag of Urahoro
Flag
Official seal of Urahoro
Seal
Location of Urahoro in Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
Location of Urahoro in Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
Urahoro is located in Japan
Urahoro
Urahoro
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 42°49′N 143°40′E / 42.817°N 143.667°E / 42.817; 143.667
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
DistrictTokachi
Area
 • Total
729.64 km2 (281.72 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2016)
 • Total
5,023
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.urahoro.jp

Urahoro (浦幌町, Urahoro-chō) is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 5,023 and a density of 6.9 persons per km2. The total area is 729.64 km2.

Climate

Climate data for Urahoro (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5) 		11.9
(53.4) 		18.7
(65.7) 		31.6
(88.9) 		37.9
(100.2) 		36.1
(97.0) 		35.6
(96.1) 		36.0
(96.8) 		32.8
(91.0) 		27.5
(81.5) 		21.0
(69.8) 		14.8
(58.6) 		37.9
(100.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6) 		0.1
(32.2) 		4.5
(40.1) 		10.8
(51.4) 		16.1
(61.0) 		19.1
(66.4) 		22.5
(72.5) 		24.1
(75.4) 		21.6
(70.9) 		16.0
(60.8) 		8.9
(48.0) 		1.6
(34.9) 		12.0
(53.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		5.0
(41.0) 		10.3
(50.5) 		13.9
(57.0) 		17.7
(63.9) 		19.4
(66.9) 		16.4
(61.5) 		10.0
(50.0) 		3.2
(37.8) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		6.5
(43.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −13.2
(8.2) 		−12.3
(9.9) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		5.1
(41.2) 		9.8
(49.6) 		14.2
(57.6) 		15.8
(60.4) 		12.1
(53.8) 		4.4
(39.9) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		−9.6
(14.7) 		1.5
(34.7)
Record low °C (°F) −25.6
(−14.1) 		−26.8
(−16.2) 		−20.8
(−5.4) 		−11.0
(12.2) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		0.0
(32.0) 		6.0
(42.8) 		6.5
(43.7) 		0.9
(33.6) 		−5.1
(22.8) 		−14.3
(6.3) 		−20.5
(−4.9) 		−26.8
(−16.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43.9
(1.73) 		28.9
(1.14) 		47.0
(1.85) 		68.5
(2.70) 		103.6
(4.08) 		90.7
(3.57) 		108.0
(4.25) 		139.1
(5.48) 		150.9
(5.94) 		106.9
(4.21) 		63.0
(2.48) 		55.4
(2.18) 		1,005.9
(39.60)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 76
(30) 		67
(26) 		61
(24) 		9
(3.5) 		2
(0.8) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		10
(3.9) 		55
(22) 		281
(111)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5.1 4.3 6.0 8.3 9.5 8.5 10.1 11.0 10.5 8.1 6.9 6.3 94.6
Average snowy days 8.8 8.1 7.6 1.2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 6.2 33.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 181.3 182.5 213.7 192.7 184.1 150.0 126.3 130.4 145.6 177.1 172.8 167.7 2,024
Source: JMA[1][2]

Mascots

Uraha and Horoma, the town's mascots

Urahoro's mascots are Uraha (ウラハ) and Horoma (ホロマ) are grey herons who are siblings. They lived in the forests of Urahoro.

  • Uraha is cheerful, mischievous and a little sloppy and gluttonous. His good luck charm is a Japanese rowan branch (which he carries all the time). He can eat delicious food. Because of this he promotes food from the town.[3]
  • Horoma is gentle but solid and caring. She usually volunteers for other activities. Her good luck charm is a Japanese rose (which she wears on her head).[4]

Notable people from Urahoro

References

  1. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  2. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "ウラハ". Japan Local-Characters Association.
  4. ^ "ホロマ". Japan Local-Characters Association.


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