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Country
  
Japan

Website
  
www.town.suttu.lg.jp

Population
  
3,113 (30 Sep 2016)

District
  
Suttsu District, Hokkaido

Region
  
Hokkaido

Area
  
95.36 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 2:57 AM

Suttsu, Hokkaido httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Prefecture
  
Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
140-1 Toshimacho, Suttsu, Suttsu-gun, Hokkaido 048-0406

Weather
  
0°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 94% Humidity

Suttsu (寿都町, Suttsu-chō) is a town located in Suttsu District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

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Map of Suttsu, Suttsu District, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,113 and a density of 33 persons per km². The total area is 95.36 km².

Geography

The town of Suttsu faces the Suttsu Bay, a bay of the Sea of Japan. Shubetsu River flows in the middle of the town and divides the town into east and west.

Neighboring towns and village

  • Kuromatsunai
  • Rankoshi
  • Shimamaki

    • Climate

    Suttsu has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but the months from March to June are somewhat drier.

    History

  • 1897 Suttsu Subprefecture was established.
  • 1900 Suttsu Town was founded and became a First Class Town.
  • 1902 Isoya Village (Isoya District) was founded and became a Second Class Village.
  • 1906 Utasutsu Village (Utasutsu District) was founded and became a Second Class Village.
  • 1910 Suttsu Subprefecture was abolished and Shiribeshi Subprefecture was established in Kutchan.
  • 1923 Masadomari Village and Tarukishi Village became Second Class Villages.
  • 1933 Suttsu Town and Masadomari Village were merged to form the new town of Suttsu.
  • 1955 Suttsu Town, Isoya Village, Utasutsu Village, and a part of Tarukishi Village were merged to form the new town of Suttsu.

    • Industry

    The main industry of Suttsu is the fishery. The town developed by the fishery of herring. Because of a decrease of fishery resources, Suttsu focuses on an aquaculture business now.

    Education

  • High school
  • Hokkaido Suttsu High School
  • Junior high school
  • Suttsu Junior High School
  • Elementary school
  • Suttsu Elementary School
  • Oshoro Elementary School

    • References

    Suttsu, Hokkaido Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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