Nayoro, Hokkaidō

Nayoro 名寄
—  City  —
Location of Nayoro in Hokkaidō (Kamikawa)
Nayoro
Coordinates: 44°21′N 142°28′E / 44.35°N 142.467°E / 44.35; 142.467Coordinates: 44°21′N 142°28′E / 44.35°N 142.467°E / 44.35; 142.467
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaidō
Prefecture	Hokkaidō (Kamikawa)
Government
– Mayor	Takeshi Shima
Area
– Total	535.23 km2 (206.7 sq mi)
Population (March 2008)
– Total	30,920
– Density	57.8/km2 (149.7/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Japanese White Birch
- Flower	Ōbana Enreisō (Trillium kamtschaticum)
- Bird	Great Spotted Woodpecker
Phone number	01654-3-2111
Address	Ōdōri Minami 1-1, Nayoro-shi, Hokkaidō 096-8686
Website	City of Nayoro

A street in front of Nayoro Station

Nayoro (名寄市, Nayoro-shi^?, Ainu: Nay Oro) is a city located in Kamikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 30,920 and the density of 57.8 persons per km². The total area is 535.23 km².

The city was incorporated on April 1, 1956.

Nayoro is linked with Route 40 linking Wakkanai and southern Hokkaidō as well as the Douou Expressway linking with the island capital of Sapporo.

Nayoro has schools, lyceums and gymnasia (secondary schools) along with a train station. Nayoro is bypassed to the west with the Nayoro Bypass (Route 40) serving two interchanges.

Nayoro is twinned with Lindsay, Ontario and Dolinsk, Russia. ^[1]

On March 27, 2006 the town of Fūren, from Kamikawa (Teshio) District, was merged into Nayoro.

Climate

Climate data for Nayoro (1981-2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	−4.7 (23.5)	−3.3 (26.1)	1.4 (34.5)	9.2 (48.6)	17.2 (63.0)	22.2 (72.0)	25.5 (77.9)	25.9 (78.6)	21.1 (70.0)	14.1 (57.4)	5.1 (41.2)	−1.8 (28.8)	10.99 (51.79)
Average low °C (°F)	−15.8 (3.6)	−16.2 (2.8)	−9.8 (14.4)	−1.7 (28.9)	3.6 (38.5)	9.2 (48.6)	13.9 (57.0)	15.2 (59.4)	9.4 (48.9)	2.9 (37.2)	−2.7 (27.1)	−10.3 (13.5)	−0.19 (31.66)
Precipitation mm (inches)	54.6 (2.15)	41.2 (1.622)	45.3 (1.783)	45.7 (1.799)	57.5 (2.264)	58.6 (2.307)	112.9 (4.445)	121.9 (4.799)	131.6 (5.181)	117.0 (4.606)	112.1 (4.413)	79.6 (3.134)	978 (38.5)
Snowfall cm (inches)	208 (81.9)	162 (63.8)	140 (55.1)	36 (14.2)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	3 (1.2)	112 (44.1)	229 (90.2)	890 (350.4)
Sunshine hours	64.0	90.5	133.6	157.5	186.5	168.3	145.4	141.9	139.1	109.9	52.1	42.4	1,431.2
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency

References

1. ^ Sister-City Relationships in Hokkaido

External links

Media related to Nayoro, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons

• (Japanese) Official website