Brigadier General James Monroe Williams

Makkari (真狩村, Makkari-mura) is a village located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of September 2016, the village has an estimated population of 2,081. The total area is 114.43 km2.

History

  • 1897: Makkari Village split off from Abuta Village (now Toyako Town).[1]
  • 1901: Kaributo Village (now Niseko Town) was split off from Makkari Village.
  • 1906: Makkari Village became a Second Class Village.
  • 1910: Makkari Village was transferred from Muroran Subprefecture (now Iburi Subprefecture) to Shiribeshi Subprefecture.
  • 1917: Kimobetsu Village (now town) was split off from Makkari Village.
  • 1922: Makkaribetsu Village (now Makkari Village) was split off from Makkari Village.
  • 1925: Makkari Village changed its name to Rusutsu Village.
  • 1941: Makkaribetsu Village changed its name to Makkari Village.

Geography

Makkari is located on the southern foot of Mount Yōtei. The name is derived from Ainu word "mak-kari-pet", meaning "River which flows around Mount Yōtei".[2]

Neighboring municipalities

Climate

Climate data for Makkari (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4) 		8.4
(47.1) 		10.8
(51.4) 		21.4
(70.5) 		28.8
(83.8) 		32.0
(89.6) 		32.3
(90.1) 		32.3
(90.1) 		29.7
(85.5) 		23.6
(74.5) 		16.4
(61.5) 		12.1
(53.8) 		32.3
(90.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −3.9
(25.0) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		0.9
(33.6) 		7.2
(45.0) 		15.0
(59.0) 		19.2
(66.6) 		22.5
(72.5) 		23.4
(74.1) 		19.8
(67.6) 		13.0
(55.4) 		5.1
(41.2) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		9.8
(49.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.6
(20.1) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		3.2
(37.8) 		9.8
(49.6) 		14.1
(57.4) 		18.0
(64.4) 		19.0
(66.2) 		15.1
(59.2) 		8.6
(47.5) 		1.7
(35.1) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		5.8
(42.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −10.4
(13.3) 		−10.1
(13.8) 		−6.6
(20.1) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		4.8
(40.6) 		9.6
(49.3) 		14.3
(57.7) 		15.1
(59.2) 		10.5
(50.9) 		4.1
(39.4) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−7.9
(17.8) 		1.7
(35.1)
Record low °C (°F) −22.1
(−7.8) 		−21.9
(−7.4) 		−18.0
(−0.4) 		−12.5
(9.5) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		0.3
(32.5) 		5.9
(42.6) 		4.8
(40.6) 		0.1
(32.2) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		−12.1
(10.2) 		−18.5
(−1.3) 		−22.1
(−7.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 116.6
(4.59) 		87.4
(3.44) 		81.5
(3.21) 		66.7
(2.63) 		81.9
(3.22) 		65.4
(2.57) 		115.1
(4.53) 		161.4
(6.35) 		145.5
(5.73) 		112.2
(4.42) 		143.9
(5.67) 		152.6
(6.01) 		1,333.8
(52.51)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 22.1 18.8 16.9 11.5 10.8 9.4 11.4 11.9 12.7 14.5 19.0 23.1 182.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 33.1 45.3 89.6 149.5 178.1 157.3 130.8 127.3 141.9 121.5 59.6 25.8 1,259.8
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4]

Education

  • High school
    • Hokkaido Makkari High School[5]
  • Junior high school
    • Makkari Junior High School
  • Elementary school
    • Makkari Elementary School
    • Ohonai Elementary School

Sister city

Notable people from Makkari

References

  1. ^ History of Makkari
  2. ^ Outline of Makkari
  3. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  4. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  5. ^ Hokkaido Makkari High School Archived 2015-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Sister cities of Kanonji Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makkari,_Hokkaido