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Nemuro, Hokkaido

Nemuro
根室市
City
Cape Ochiishi
Cape Ochiishi
Flag of Nemuro
Flag
Location of Nemuro in Hokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture)
Location of Nemuro in Hokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture)
Nemuro is located in Japan
Nemuro
Nemuro
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°20′N 145°35′E / 43.333°N 145.583°E / 43.333; 145.583Coordinates: 43°20′N 145°35′E / 43.333°N 145.583°E / 43.333; 145.583
Country Japan
Region Hokkaido
Prefecture Hokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture)
Government
 • Mayor Shunsuke Hasegawa
Area
 • Total 512.63 km2 (197.93 sq mi)
Population (February 29, 2012)
 • Total 29,087
 • Density 56.74/km2 (147.0/sq mi)
Symbols
 • Tree Chishimazakura (Prunus nipponica Matsumura var. kurilensis)
 • Flower Yukiwarikozakura (Primula modesta var. fauriei)
 • Bird Swan
 • Others Sports: Table tennis
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address 2-27 Tokiwachō, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido
087-8711
Website www.city.nemuro.hokkaido.jp

Nemuro (根室市 Nemuro-shi?, Ainu: Ni mu oro) is a city and port located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Nemuro Subprefecture. Much of the city lies on the Nemuro Peninsula.

As of February 29, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 29,087, with 12,966 households, and a population density of 56.74 persons per km² (147.0 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is 512.63 km2 (197.93 sq mi).

Nemuro was developed by fisheries. In the early Meiji period, it was the largest city in eastern Hokkaido.

Nemuro, like most of Hokkaido, has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with mild to warm summers and cold snowy winters. Like the more northerly Kuril Islands, it has an extremely strong seasonal lag, with the highest temperatures in August and September and lowest in February, though it is not so gloomy as extremely foggy North Pacific islands like Simushir or the Aleutian Islands. Its peninsular location makes Nemuro very windy, especially during autumn and winter, with mean wind speeds as high as 22.7 kilometres per hour (14.1 mph) in November.

Nearby Nakashibetsu Airport serves Nemuro.

One local specialty of Nemuro is "escalope". This consists of tonkatsu (breaded deep-fried pork cutlets) over butter fried rice with a special demiglace sauce.


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