Population 2,528 (30 Sep 2016) | Area 608.8 km² Local time Thursday 6:58 PM | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 1°C, Wind NE at 18 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Rikubetsu (陸別町, Rikubetsu-chō) is a town located in Ashoro District, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is located on the edge of the Tokachi Plain at an altitude of 207 metres (679 ft) above sea level.
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Map of Rikubetsu, Ashoro District, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 2,528 and a density of 4.2 persons per km². The total area is 608.81 km².
Climate
Rikubetsu is ranked as Japan's coldest area. Daily mean temperature in January is −11.4 °C (11.5 °F), the average low temperature in the end of January and beginning of February are below −20 °C (−4.0 °F), which are the coldest in Japan. On January 27 of 2000, the temperature at Seki district recorded below −40 °C (−40.0 °F).
References
Rikubetsu, Hokkaido Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA