Memanbetsu, Hokkaido

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Memanbetsu

| native_name = 女満別町
めまんべつちょう

| native_name_lang = ja

| settlement_type = Former Town

| image_skyline = Boeing 737-800 (JAL Express) 04.jpg

| image_caption = Memanbetsu Airport (2011)

| image_seal = Emblem of Memanbetsu, Hokkaido (1968–2006).svg

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Japan}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture

| subdivision_type3 = Subprefecture

| subdivision_type4 = District

| subdivision_name1 = Hokkaido

| subdivision_name2 = Hokkaido

| subdivision_name3 = Abashiri

| subdivision_name4 = Abashiri

| extinct_title = Merged

| extinct_date = {{end date|2006|03|31}}

| area_total_km2 = 159.24

| population_total = 5909

| population_as_of = 2005

| population_density_km2 = auto

}}

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

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"

Transportation

In the area of the former town, Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) operates two stations along the Sekihoku Line:

Both are named after the former town.

Memanbetsu Airport is named after the former town.

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

Climate

{{Weather box

| width=auto

| location = Memanbetsu (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present)

| single line = Y

| metric first = Y

|Jan record high C = 7.2

|Feb record high C = 9.9

|Mar record high C = 18.0

|Apr record high C = 30.2

|May record high C = 37.7

|Jun record high C = 35.7

|Jul record high C = 36.7

|Aug record high C = 36.9

|Sep record high C = 33.2

|Oct record high C = 26.1

|Nov record high C = 20.9

|Dec record high C = 14.8

|Jan high C = -2.9

|Feb high C = -2.1

|Mar high C = 3.0

|Apr high C = 10.4

|May high C = 16.9

|Jun high C = 20.7

|Jul high C = 23.8

|Aug high C = 25.3

|Sep high C = 21.9

|Oct high C = 15.5

|Nov high C = 7.9

|Dec high C = 0.5

|Jan mean C = -7.9

|Feb mean C = -7.4

|Mar mean C = -1.7

|Apr mean C = 4.6

|May mean C = 10.5

|Jun mean C = 15.0

|Jul mean C = 18.5

|Aug mean C = 20.2

|Sep mean C = 16.5

|Oct mean C = 9.7

|Nov mean C = 2.8

|Dec mean C = -4.5

|Jan low C = -14.4

|Feb low C = -14.3

|Mar low C = -7.2

|Apr low C = -1.1

|May low C = 4.7

|Jun low C = 10.2

|Jul low C = 14.4

|Aug low C = 16.2

|Sep low C = 11.5

|Oct low C = 3.8

|Nov low C = -2.6

|Dec low C = -10.7

|Jan record low C = -24.8

|Feb record low C = -27.0

|Mar record low C = -20.8

|Apr record low C = -13.9

|May record low C = -3.9

|Jun record low C = 0.4

|Jul record low C = 6.3

|Aug record low C = 6.6

|Sep record low C = 2.4

|Oct record low C = -7.5

|Nov record low C = -15.4

|Dec record low C = -24.1

| precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = n/a

|Feb precipitation mm = n/a

|Mar precipitation mm = n/a

|Apr precipitation mm = n/a

|May precipitation mm = n/a

|Jun precipitation mm = 72.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 76.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 129.2

|Sep precipitation mm = 89.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 79.2

|Nov precipitation mm = n/a

|Dec precipitation mm = n/a

|year precipitation mm = n/a

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = n/a

|Feb precipitation days = n/a

|Mar precipitation days = n/a

|Apr precipitation days = n/a

|May precipitation days = n/a

|Jun precipitation days = 9.6

|Jul precipitation days = 8.8

|Aug precipitation days = 10.3

|Sep precipitation days = 9.6

|Oct precipitation days = 8.8

|Nov precipitation days = n/a

|Dec precipitation days = n/a

|year precipitation days = n/a

| Jan snow cm = 81

| Feb snow cm = 75

| Mar snow cm = 61

| Apr snow cm = 23

| May snow cm = 2

| Jun snow cm = 0

| Jul snow cm = 0

| Aug snow cm = 0

| Sep snow cm = 0

| Oct snow cm = 1

| Nov snow cm = 14

| Dec snow cm = 66

|year snow cm = 324

|unit snow days = 3 cm

|Jan snow days = 9.3

|Feb snow days = 7.8

|Mar snow days = 7.3

|Apr snow days = 2.1

|May snow days = 0.3

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0.1

|Nov snow days = 1.6

|Dec snow days = 6.8

|source 1 = JMA{{cite web

| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=17&block_no=1460&year=&month=&day=&view=h0

|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）

| publisher = JMA

| access-date = February 28, 2022}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=17&block_no=1460&year=&month=&day=&view=h0

|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）

| publisher = JMA

| access-date = February 28, 2022}}}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.town.memanbetsu.hokkaido.jp/ Internet Archive of Memanbetsu's website] {{in lang|ja}}

Category:Dissolved municipalities of Hokkaido