| Higashikawa 東川町 | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
|  Flag  Emblem | |
|  Location of Higashikawa in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) | |
|   Higashikawa Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′N 142°31′E / 43.700°N 142.517°E | |
| Country | Japan | 
| Region | Hokkaido | 
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) | 
| District | Kamikawa (Ishikari) | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 247.06 km2 (95.39 sq mi) | 
| Population  (September 30, 2016) | |
| • Total | 8,092 | 
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) | 
| City hall address | 071-1492 | 
| Climate | Dfb | 
| Website | www | 
Higashikawa (東川町, Higashikawa-chō) is a town located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 8,092, and a density of 33 persons per km2. The total area is 247.06 km2.
Higashikawa declared itself a photo town (写真の町, shashin no machi) in the 1980s and has done much to sponsor photography since, notably the annually awarded Higashikawa Prizes.
Climate
| Climate data for Higashikawa (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) | 6.9 (44.4) | 13.0 (55.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 28.1 (82.6) | 34.9 (94.8) | 36.1 (97.0) | 36.6 (97.9) | 37.0 (98.6) | 33.2 (91.8) | 25.4 (77.7) | 20.7 (69.3) | 12.5 (54.5) | 37.0 (98.6) | 
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) | −2.7 (27.1) | 2.1 (35.8) | 10.3 (50.5) | 18.1 (64.6) | 22.4 (72.3) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 14.2 (57.6) | 5.8 (42.4) | −1.5 (29.3) | 11.5 (52.7) | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) | −7.3 (18.9) | −2.5 (27.5) | 4.8 (40.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.5 (61.7) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.5 (68.9) | 15.7 (60.3) | 8.8 (47.8) | 2.0 (35.6) | −4.9 (23.2) | 6.5 (43.6) | 
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) | −12.8 (9.0) | −7.6 (18.3) | −0.6 (30.9) | 5.9 (42.6) | 11.4 (52.5) | 15.8 (60.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 10.8 (51.4) | 4.0 (39.2) | −1.9 (28.6) | −9.2 (15.4) | 1.5 (34.8) | 
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.1 (−20.4) | −29.3 (−20.7) | −24.8 (−12.6) | −11.9 (10.6) | −3.6 (25.5) | 0.1 (32.2) | 6.0 (42.8) | 6.3 (43.3) | 0.0 (32.0) | −4.6 (23.7) | −18.0 (−0.4) | −25.5 (−13.9) | −29.3 (−20.7) | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37.8 (1.49) | 33.2 (1.31) | 39.1 (1.54) | 44.7 (1.76) | 69.5 (2.74) | 78.0 (3.07) | 139.0 (5.47) | 157.9 (6.22) | 132.1 (5.20) | 95.5 (3.76) | 90.3 (3.56) | 66.1 (2.60) | 983.2 (38.71) | 
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 16.2 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 13.5 | 15.3 | 18.1 | 19.2 | 165.3 | 
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 63.3 | 83.8 | 122.9 | 150.0 | 187.0 | 167.7 | 159.0 | 152.4 | 142.4 | 116.9 | 59.8 | 45.0 | 1,450.1 | 
| Source: JMA[1][2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 観測史上1~10位の値(年間を通じての値). JMA. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ↑ 気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
External links
 Media related to Higashikawa, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons Media related to Higashikawa, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)
- Tourism Info (in Japanese)
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