Suttsu 
    寿都町  | |
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Town  | |
![]() Suttsu Town hall  | |
![]() Flag ![]() Seal  | |
![]() Location of Suttsu in Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)  | |
![]() Suttsu Location in Japan  | |
| Coordinates: 42°47′N 140°14′E / 42.783°N 140.233°E | |
| Country | Japan | 
| Region | Hokkaido | 
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture) | 
| District | Suttsu | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Haruo Kataoka | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 95.36 km2 (36.82 sq mi) | 
| Population  (September 30, 2016)  | |
| • Total | 3,113 | 
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) | 
| City hall address | 140-1 Toshimacho, Suttsu, Suttsu-gun, Hokkaido 048-0406  | 
| Climate | Dfb | 
| Website | www | 
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Common gull | 
| Flower | Rosa rugosa | 
| Tree | Cherry blossom | 
Suttsu (寿都町, Suttsu-chō) is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,113, and a density of 33 persons per km². The total area is 95.36 km².
Geography
The town of Suttsu faces the Suttsu Bay, a bay of the Sea of Japan. Shubetsu River flows in the middle of the town and divides the town into east and west.
Neighboring towns and village
Climate
Suttsu has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but the months from March to June are somewhat drier.
| Climate data for Suttsu (elevation 33.4 m (110 ft), 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1885−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0)  | 
11.2 (52.2)  | 
17.5 (63.5)  | 
27.7 (81.9)  | 
29.0 (84.2)  | 
31.3 (88.3)  | 
33.0 (91.4)  | 
34.0 (93.2)  | 
31.1 (88.0)  | 
25.9 (78.6)  | 
20.6 (69.1)  | 
15.1 (59.2)  | 
34.0 (93.2)  | 
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6)  | 
0.3 (32.5)  | 
3.9 (39.0)  | 
10.2 (50.4)  | 
15.7 (60.3)  | 
19.2 (66.6)  | 
23.0 (73.4)  | 
24.6 (76.3)  | 
21.6 (70.9)  | 
15.6 (60.1)  | 
8.4 (47.1)  | 
2.0 (35.6)  | 
12.0 (53.6)  | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9)  | 
−1.9 (28.6)  | 
1.2 (34.2)  | 
6.5 (43.7)  | 
11.5 (52.7)  | 
15.4 (59.7)  | 
19.5 (67.1)  | 
21.2 (70.2)  | 
18.1 (64.6)  | 
12.1 (53.8)  | 
5.6 (42.1)  | 
−0.3 (31.5)  | 
8.9 (48.0)  | 
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5)  | 
−4.6 (23.7)  | 
−1.7 (28.9)  | 
2.8 (37.0)  | 
7.8 (46.0)  | 
12.3 (54.1)  | 
16.8 (62.2)  | 
18.4 (65.1)  | 
14.6 (58.3)  | 
8.4 (47.1)  | 
2.3 (36.1)  | 
−2.8 (27.0)  | 
5.8 (42.4)  | 
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7)  | 
−15.0 (5.0)  | 
−11.4 (11.5)  | 
−7.7 (18.1)  | 
−1.4 (29.5)  | 
2.7 (36.9)  | 
7.1 (44.8)  | 
10.8 (51.4)  | 
4.8 (40.6)  | 
−3.6 (25.5)  | 
−9.0 (15.8)  | 
−15.0 (5.0)  | 
−15.7 (3.7)  | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 120.2 (4.73)  | 
87.4 (3.44)  | 
68.1 (2.68)  | 
59.3 (2.33)  | 
65.9 (2.59)  | 
60.7 (2.39)  | 
94.5 (3.72)  | 
130.1 (5.12)  | 
149.8 (5.90)  | 
128.0 (5.04)  | 
148.2 (5.83)  | 
138.5 (5.45)  | 
1,250.6 (49.24)  | 
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 146 (57)  | 
114 (45)  | 
60 (24)  | 
3 (1.2)  | 
0 (0)  | 
0 (0)  | 
0 (0)  | 
0 (0)  | 
0 (0)  | 
0 (0)  | 
24 (9.4)  | 
108 (43)  | 
454 (179)  | 
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 22.2 | 18.1 | 13.1 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 18.0 | 22.1 | 162.4 | 
| Average snowy days (≥ 1 cm) | 25.3 | 21.3 | 16.0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 21.2 | 91.4 | 
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 27.2 | 46.7 | 111.0 | 170.7 | 194.6 | 170.4 | 155.6 | 163.1 | 153.9 | 121.3 | 55.3 | 26.4 | 1,393.5 | 
| Source 1: Japan Meteorological Agency (1981 - 2010)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Japan Meteorological Agency (1884 - )[2] | |||||||||||||
History
- 1897: Suttsu Subprefecture was established.[3]
 - 1900: Suttsu Town was founded and became a First Class Town.
 - 1902: Isoya Village (Isoya District) was founded and became a Second Class Village.
 - 1906: Utasutsu Village (Utasutsu District) was founded and became a Second Class Village.
 - 1910: Suttsu Subprefecture was abolished and Shiribeshi Subprefecture was established in Kutchan.
 - 1923: Masadomari Village and Tarukishi Village became Second Class Villages.
 - 1933: Suttsu Town and Masadomari Village were merged to form the new town of Suttsu.
 - 1955: Suttsu Town, Isoya Village, Utasutsu Village, and a part of Tarukishi Village were merged to form the new town of Suttsu.
 
Industry
Fisheries comprise the main economic activity of Suttsu. The town developed by the fishery of herring.[4] Because of a decrease of fishery resources, Suttsu focuses on an aquaculture business now.[5]
Education
- High school
- Hokkaido Suttsu High School[6]
 
 - Junior high school
- Suttsu Junior High School
 
 - Elementary school
- Suttsu Elementary School
 - Oshoro Elementary School
 
 
References
- ↑ 寿都 年・月ごとの平年値 (in Japanese). Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
 - ↑ 寿都 観測史上1~10位の値 (in Japanese). Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
 - ↑ Outline of Suttsu Archived 2015-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
 - ↑ Fishery of Suttsu
 - ↑ Aquaculture of Suttsu
 - ↑ Hokkaido Suttsu High School
 
External links
 Media related to Suttsu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website (in Japanese)
 




