Memanbetsu, Hokkaido

Memanbetsu (女満別町, Memanbetsu-chō) was a town located in Abashiri District, Abashiri Subprefecture (now Okhotsk Subprefecture), Hokkaido, Japan.

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Memanbetsu 女満別町めまんべつちょう
Former Town
Memanbetsu Airport (2011)
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Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Subprefecture	Abashiri
District	Abashiri
Merged	March 31, 2006 (2006-03-31)
Area
• Total	159.24 km² (61.48 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	5,909
• Density	37/km² (96/sq mi)

As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 5,925 and a population density of 37.26 persons per km². The total area was 159.02 km².

On March 31, 2006, Memanbetsu was merged with the village of Higashimokoto (also from Abashiri District) to create the new town of Ōzora.

Memanbetsu's name was derived from the Ainu "Memanpet" meaning "River with a spring"

History

1890 – Establishment of timber harvesting for the purpose of supplying the match manufacturing industry
1898 – Agriculture begins, bringing the first extensive settlement of the area
1912 – With the opening of Memambetsu station on the new railway line between Kitami and Abashiri large numbers of settlers begin arriving and a small village begins to develop
April 1921 – Memanbetsu is administratively separated from Abashiri City and accorded official village status
April 1951 – Memanbetsu is accorded official town status
31 March 2006 – Memanbetsu Town is merged with Higashimokoto Village (also in Abashiri District) to form the new town of Ōzora

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Climate

More information Climate data for Memanbetsu (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present), Month ...

Climate data for Memanbetsu (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	7.2 (45.0)	9.9 (49.8)	18.0 (64.4)	30.2 (86.4)	37.7 (99.9)	35.7 (96.3)	36.7 (98.1)	36.9 (98.4)	33.2 (91.8)	26.1 (79.0)	20.9 (69.6)	14.8 (58.6)	37.7 (99.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−2.9 (26.8)	−2.1 (28.2)	3.0 (37.4)	10.4 (50.7)	16.9 (62.4)	20.7 (69.3)	23.8 (74.8)	25.3 (77.5)	21.9 (71.4)	15.5 (59.9)	7.9 (46.2)	0.5 (32.9)	11.7 (53.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−7.9 (17.8)	−7.4 (18.7)	−1.7 (28.9)	4.6 (40.3)	10.5 (50.9)	15.0 (59.0)	18.5 (65.3)	20.2 (68.4)	16.5 (61.7)	9.7 (49.5)	2.8 (37.0)	−4.5 (23.9)	6.4 (43.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−14.4 (6.1)	−14.3 (6.3)	−7.2 (19.0)	−1.1 (30.0)	4.7 (40.5)	10.2 (50.4)	14.4 (57.9)	16.2 (61.2)	11.5 (52.7)	3.8 (38.8)	−2.6 (27.3)	−10.7 (12.7)	0.9 (33.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−24.8 (−12.6)	−27.0 (−16.6)	−20.8 (−5.4)	−13.9 (7.0)	−3.9 (25.0)	0.4 (32.7)	6.3 (43.3)	6.6 (43.9)	2.4 (36.3)	−7.5 (18.5)	−15.4 (4.3)	−24.1 (−11.4)	−27.0 (−16.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	—	—	—	—	—	72.1 (2.84)	76.1 (3.00)	129.2 (5.09)	89.4 (3.52)	79.2 (3.12)	—	—	—
Average snowfall cm (inches)	81 (32)	75 (30)	61 (24)	23 (9.1)	2 (0.8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0.4)	14 (5.5)	66 (26)	324 (128)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	—	—	—	—	—	9.6	8.8	10.3	9.6	8.8	—	—	—
Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm)	9.3	7.8	7.3	2.1	0.3	0	0	0	0	0.1	1.6	6.8	35.3
Source: JMA^[1]^[2]

Memanbetsu, Hokkaido

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