Kamoenai, Hokkaido
Village in Hokkaido, Japan
Kamoenai Flag Emblem | |
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Location of Kamoenai in Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture) | |
Symbols | |
Fish | Chum salmon |
Mascot | Dragon-ta (どらごん太) and Tatsu-hime (たつ姫) |
Tree | Abies sachalinensis |
Kamoenai (神恵内村, Kamoenai-mura) is a village located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the second smallest municipality in Hokkaido by population, after Otoineppu.
As of September 2016, the village has an estimated population of 904. The total area is 147.71 km2.
Geography
Kamoenai is located on the western of the Shakotan Peninsula.
Neighboring towns and village
- Tomari
- Furubira
- Shakotan
Climate
Climate data for Kamoenai (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) | 12.2 (54.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 22.7 (72.9) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.1 (84.4) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.1 (91.6) | 32.2 (90.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 19.6 (67.3) | 15.0 (59.0) | 33.5 (92.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) | 0.5 (32.9) | 4.2 (39.6) | 10.0 (50.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 19.6 (67.3) | 23.6 (74.5) | 25.4 (77.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 16.1 (61.0) | 8.8 (47.8) | 2.3 (36.1) | 12.4 (54.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) | −1.9 (28.6) | 1.4 (34.5) | 6.7 (44.1) | 11.7 (53.1) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 5.9 (42.6) | −0.2 (31.6) | 9.1 (48.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) | −4.4 (24.1) | −1.3 (29.7) | 3.6 (38.5) | 8.3 (46.9) | 12.4 (54.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 18.3 (64.9) | 14.7 (58.5) | 9.1 (48.4) | 2.9 (37.2) | −2.8 (27.0) | 6.1 (42.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −13.0 (8.6) | −13.8 (7.2) | −9.6 (14.7) | −3.1 (26.4) | 1.1 (34.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | 9.8 (49.6) | 12.0 (53.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 0.2 (32.4) | −8.3 (17.1) | −12.2 (10.0) | −13.8 (7.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 94.8 (3.73) | 72.1 (2.84) | 59.8 (2.35) | 65.1 (2.56) | 88.0 (3.46) | 69.4 (2.73) | 140.3 (5.52) | 142.8 (5.62) | 153.8 (6.06) | 133.4 (5.25) | 122.1 (4.81) | 117.4 (4.62) | 1,257.6 (49.51) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 18.3 | 15.3 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 11.9 | 14.1 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 157.6 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 42.4 | 58.8 | 123.5 | 173.7 | 198.1 | 171.5 | 157.6 | 166.5 | 169.6 | 129.0 | 65.8 | 35.5 | 1,487.5 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2] |
History
Kamoenai was developed by fisheries. Kamoenai Village was merged with Akaishi Village and Sannai Village and became a Second Class Village in 1906.
Education
- Kamoenai Elementary School
- Kamoenai Junior High School
References
External links
- Media related to Kamoenai, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)
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