Nayoro

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title: "Nayoro" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["nayoro", "cities-in-hokkaido", "populated-places-on-the-teshio-river"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayoro" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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native_name名寄市
native_name_langja
settlement_typeCity
image_flagFlag of Nayoro, Hokkaido.svg
image_sealEmblem of Nayoro, Hokkaido.svg
image_map
image_map1Nayoro in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
image_skylineNayoro City Hall.jpg
image_captionNayoro City Hall
map_captionLocation of Nayoro in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture)
pushpin_mapJapan
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Japan
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameJapan
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Hokkaido
subdivision_type2Prefecture
subdivision_name2Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture)
subdivision_type3District
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameTakeshi Kato
leader_title1Vice Mayor
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km2534.86
population_total24,702
population_as_ofJanuary 31, 2025
population_density_km2auto
timezone1JST
utc_offset1+09:00
blank_name_sec1City hall address
blank_info_sec11-1 Ōdōri Minami, Nayoro-shi, Hokkaido 096-8686
blank_name_sec2Climate
blank_info_sec2Dfb
website
module{{Infobox place symbols
treeJapanese white birch
flowerŌbana enreisō (Trillium kamtschaticum)
birdGreat spotted woodpecker
mascotNayoro-kun (なよろう)
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right|thumb|280px|Nayoro city center ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/名寄市の煮込みジンギスカン.jpg" caption="[[Jingisukan]] stew in Nayoro"] ::

Nayoro is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 24,702, and a population density of 46 people per km2. The total area of the city is 534.861 km2.

Geography

The main rivers in the Nayoro Basin in northern Hokkaido are the Teshio River and its tributary, the Nayoro River. The urban area of Nayoro was formed islightly upstream from the confluence of the two rivers.

Neighbouring municipalities

Climate

Nayoro has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nayoro is 5.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1281 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 19.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around -9.1 °C.

|collapsed = Y |location = Nayoro, elevation 89 m, (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) |single line = Y |metric first = Y |Jan high C = -4.2 |Feb high C = -2.7 |Mar high C = 2.0 |Apr high C = 9.3 |May high C = 17.5 |Jun high C = 22.3 |Jul high C = 25.6 |Aug high C = 25.7 |Sep high C = 21.4 |Oct high C = 14.2 |Nov high C = 5.3 |Dec high C = -1.8 |Jan mean C = -8.6 |Feb mean C = -8.0 |Mar mean C = -3.0 |Apr mean C = 3.8 |May mean C = 10.8 |Jun mean C = 15.6 |Jul mean C = 19.5 |Aug mean C = 19.9 |Sep mean C = 15.2 |Oct mean C = 8.3 |Nov mean C = 1.5 |Dec mean C = -5.4 |Jan low C = -14.7 |Feb low C = -14.9 |Mar low C = -9.1 |Apr low C = -1.7 |May low C = 4.1 |Jun low C = 9.6 |Jul low C = 14.4 |Aug low C = 15.1 |Sep low C = 9.9 |Oct low C = 3.1 |Nov low C = -2.3 |Dec low C = -10.1 |Jan record high C = 5.3 |Feb record high C = 10.1 |Mar record high C = 14.8 |Apr record high C = 26.4 |May record high C = 32.2 |Jun record high C = 35.4 |Jul record high C = 36.4 |Aug record high C = 35.6 |Sep record high C = 31.3 |Oct record high C = 26.0 |Nov record high C = 20.2 |Dec record high C = 10.3 |year record high C= 36.4 |Jan record low C = -34.5 |Feb record low C = -35.7 |Mar record low C = -30.2 |Apr record low C = -16.5 |May record low C = -5.9 |Jun record low C = -1.0 |Jul record low C = 3.4 |Aug record low C = 4.3 |Sep record low C = 0.3 |Oct record low C = -6.0 |Nov record low C = -18.1 |Dec record low C = -29.4 |year record low C= -35.7 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 49.4 |Feb precipitation mm = 38.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 44.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 45.5 |May precipitation mm = 60.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 65.2 |Jul precipitation mm = 129.4 |Aug precipitation mm = 136.1 |Sep precipitation mm = 138.1 |Oct precipitation mm = 115.6 |Nov precipitation mm = 108.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 83.1 |year precipitation mm= 1006.8 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 16.6 |Feb precipitation days = 14.1 |Mar precipitation days = 14.0 |Apr precipitation days = 10.9 |May precipitation days = 10.4 |Jun precipitation days = 9.2 |Jul precipitation days = 10.6 |Aug precipitation days = 11.4 |Sep precipitation days = 13.6 |Oct precipitation days = 16.1 |Nov precipitation days = 19.3 |Dec precipitation days = 21.3 |Jan snow cm = 186 |Feb snow cm = 147 |Mar snow cm = 128 |Apr snow cm = 33 |May snow cm = 0 |Jun snow cm = 0 |Jul snow cm = 0 |Aug snow cm = 0 |Sep snow cm = 0 |Oct snow cm = 3 |Nov snow cm = 104 |Dec snow cm = 225 |year snow cm= 829 | Jan snow depth cm = 93 | Feb snow depth cm = 105 | Mar snow depth cm = 103 | Apr snow depth cm = 58 | May snow depth cm = 0 | Jun snow depth cm = 0 | Jul snow depth cm = 0 | Aug snow depth cm = 0 | Sep snow depth cm = 0 | Oct snow depth cm = 2 | Nov snow depth cm = 33 | Dec snow depth cm = 71 | year snow depth cm = | unit snow days = 3.0 cm |Jan snow days = 20.5 |Feb snow days = 18.2 |Mar snow days = 16.0 |Apr snow days = 4.6 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0.4 |Nov snow days = 10.2 |Dec snow days = 22.2 |Jan sun = 58.6 |Feb sun = 79.1 |Mar sun = 116.2 |Apr sun = 147.9 |May sun = 178.1 |Jun sun = 159.7 |Jul sun = 148.7 |Aug sun = 142.0 |Sep sun = 139.4 |Oct sun = 109.9 |Nov sun = 50.7 |Dec sun = 37.6 |year sun= 1367.8 |source 1 = JMA{{cite web | url = http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=12&block_no=0008&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 18, 2022}} |source 2 = JMA{{cite web | url = http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=12&block_no=0008&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 18, 2022}}}}

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Nayoro is as shown below. The city is in a long period of sustained population loss.

| 1930 | 32632 | 1940 | 40048 | 1950 | 48180 | 1960 |43,874 | 1970 | 42,222 | 1980 | 37,194 | 1990 | 32,429 | 2000 | 33,328 | 2010 | 30,582 | 2020 | 27,282 |align = none | footnote =

History

The area of Nayoro has been inhabited since the Jōmon period, and was the site of a kotan was built by the Ainu people. On June 30, 1888, the Hokkaido government proclaimed the villages of Kaminayoro Shimonayoro. The area was initially settled by a group of colonists from Toei, Yamagata. In 1907, under the second-class town and village system was implemented, and Kaminayoro Village was established. It was raised to town status in 1915, becoming Nayoro Town. In 1920, Chiebun village split off from Shimonayoro village and was annexed by Nayoro in 1954. Nayoro was raised to city status in 1956.On March 27, 2006 Nayoro annexed the town of Fūren.

Government

Nayoro has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Nayoro, as part of Kawakami sub-prefecture, contributes three members to the Hokkaidō Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Hokkaidō 6th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Nayoro is centered on agriculture, notably the production of glutinous rice. Asparagus, pumpkins and sunflowers are also produced in the area.

Education

Nayoro has seven public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by the city government, and two public high school operated by the Hokkaidō Board of Education.

Universities

Junior colleges

High school

  • Hokkaido Nayoro High School
  • Hokkaido Nayoro Industry High School

Transportation

Railways

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/JR_logo_(hokkaido).svg" caption="JR Hokkaido]] - [[Sōya Main Line"] ::

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Highways

Nayoro is linked with National Route 40 linking Wakkanai and southern Hokkaido as well as the Hokkaidō Expressway linking with the island capital of Sapporo. Nayoro is bypassed to the west with the Nayoro-Bifuka Road (Route 40) serving two interchanges.

Sister cities

International

Domestic

Culture

Mascot

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Nayoro-kun.png" caption="Nayoro-kun, the city's mascot"] ::

Nayoro's mascot is Nayoro-kun. He is a mochi alien who loves star watching and collecting toys. He carries a telescope all the time to study the stars. He is designed by Sakiko Yatani from Ebetsu and was named by Ayumi Hagiwara from Sapporo.

Noted people from Nayoro

References

References

  1. NHK Publishing. (24 May 2016)
  2. "Nayoro city official statistics".
  3. [https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/hokkaido/nayoro-4343/ Nayoro climate: Average Temperature, weather by month]
  4. "Interaction with Lindsay".
  5. "Interaction with Dolinsk".
  6. "Interaction with Fujishima, Tsuruoka".
  7. "Interaction with Suginami, Tokyo".
  8. "名寄市観光キャラクター「なよろう」".
  9. "なよろう (北海道)".

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