Ebetsu
Ebetsu
江別 | |
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| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaidō |
| Prefecture | Hokkaidō (Ishikari) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Noboru Miyoshi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 187.57 km2 (72.42 sq mi) |
| Population (March 1, 2012) | |
| • Total | 121,439 |
| • Density | 647.43/km2 (1,676.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Japanese Rowan |
| - Flower | Chrysanthemum |
| Phone number | 011-382-4141 |
| Address | 6 Takasagochō, Ebetsu-shi, Hokkaidō 067-8674 |
| Website | City of Ebetsu |
Ebetsu (江別市, Ebetsu-shi) is a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaidō, Japan.
History
Ebetsu was settled originally by Japanese people in 1871, that came from the Miyagi Prefecture on Honshu Island. In 1878, militia men began moving into the area. When the Meiji Government, in 1878, designated Hokkaido as part of Japan, settlers began to flood the area. Ebetsu earned township status in 1916, and city status in 1954. During the 1960s and 1970s, a burgeoning population in Sapporo caused the population in Ebetsu to concurrently boom. In 1991, the city reached 100,000 people.
Demographics
As of March 1, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 121,439, with 54,023 households, and the density of 647.42 persons per km². The total area is 187.57 km².
Geography and Transportation
The majority of commercial Ebetsu is located on or immediately surrounding Route 12 (runs north-south through town). The northern limits of town are delineated by the Ishikari River; the southern sub-city of Oasa by Ebetsu's boundary with Sapporo. It also bounds the city limits of Kitahiroshimashi, Iwamizawa, Nanporo, Tobetsu, and Shinshinotsu. Ebetsu is located about 16 km from downtown Sapporo, accessed by the Hokkaido Expressway, by Chūō or JR Hokkaidō bus lines, or by the Asahikawa-Hakodate train line that approximately follows Route 12 north-south through town (With Oasa, Nopporo, Takasago, and Ebetsu stations), joining with the northwest-southeast running main line that extends from Chitose Airport to Sapporo Station in Shinsapporo (meaning new Sapporo, a district of larger metropolitan Sapporo).
The extensive Nopporo Forest State Park (the world's largest park of virgin forest on level ground) is located behind Ebetsu's Rakunō Gakuen University (the first university in Ebetsu, founded in 1949), encompassing 2015 hectares of preserved forest. Because of Ebetsu's location approximately in the middle of the Ishikari Plain upon which Sapporo city is the southwestern extent, it is known for having wind year-round.
Climate
The 10-year average temperature for Ebetsu is 7.1 degrees Celsius. The hottest and coldest temperatures, respectively, ever recorded are 34.5 °C and -27.7 °C.
| Climate data for Ebetsu, Japan(2008) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.1 (−15.0) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74 (2.9) |
57 (2.2) |
21.0 (0.83) |
7.0 (0.28) |
63.0 (2.48) |
41.0 (1.61) |
85.5 (3.37) |
90.5 (3.56) |
38.0 (1.50) |
83.5 (3.29) |
54.5 (2.15) |
80.0 (3.15) |
695.0 (27.36) |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1] | |||||||||||||
Sister city
Ebetsu's sister city is Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada and Gresham, Oregon, USA.
Education
Universities
- Hokkaido Information University
- Rakunō Gakuen University
- Sapporo Gakuin University
- Hokushō University
Others
- Hokkaido Institute of Information and Technology, part of the Research Triangle North (RTN), a technological establishment located west and south of Nopporo Forest State Park, are located in Ebetsu.
References
- ^ "江別 2008年". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
External links
Media related to Ebetsu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
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