- Population
- 4,454
- 4.5K
- Elevation
- 744 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Horoizumi-gun
- Airports
- OBO Tokachi-Obihiro Airport74 km
- KUH Kushiro Airport135 km
About Horoizumi-gun
Horoizumi-gun is a district. Location: Hokkaido, Japan. Population: 4,454.
Horoizumi (幌泉郡, Horoizumi-gun) is a district located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of April 2025, the district has an estimated population of 3,961. The total area is 284 km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1879
- Area
- 284 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Horoizumi-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night -4° · Rain 90 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -15°)
- Wettest month
- September (172 mm)
- Driest month
- February (41 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -6° | -5° | -1° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 16° | 11° | 4° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -14° | -9° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 13° | 9° | 3° | -4° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 41 | 74 | 84 | 95 | 101 | 120 | 118 | 172 | 124 | 90 | 63 |
Other places to visit in this season: August
How to get to Horoizumi-gun
The nearest airport is Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO), 74 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: New Chitose Airport (CTS) (149 km). The nearest large city is Obihiro, 95 km to the north.
Airports
- Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) Obihiro 74 kmnorth
- Kushiro Airport (KUH) Kushiro 135 kmnortheast
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 149 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Obihiro Population: 166.5K 95 kmnorth
- Kushiro Population: 167.9K 139 kmnortheast
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 148 kmnorthwest
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 180 kmnorthwest
- Sapporo Population: 2M 190 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Horoizumi-gun
Within 100 km: 43 natural sites, 5 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km10 places
- Mount Kannon Mountain 4 kmNE
- Mount Okishimappu Mountain 1 kmS
- Mount Tengu Mountain 8 kmW
- Mount Hiroo Mountain 19 kmN
25–60 km18 places
- Mount Maru Mountain 26 kmN
- Mount Daimaru Mountain 27 kmN
- Mount Rakko Mountain 25 kmN
- Mount Rutori Mountain 52 kmNW
60–100 km20 places
- Tokachi River River 84 kmNE
- Niikappu River River 83 kmNW
- Mount Poroshiri Mountain 85 kmNW
- Hidaka Sanmyaku Mountain 70 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Horoizumi-gun
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in Horoizumi-gun
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Hakamagoshi Mountain, Samani Chō6.4 km NW
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Mount Tengu Mountain, Samani Chō8.5 km W
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Mount Apoi Mountain, Samani Chō17 km W -
Mount Pinneshiri Mountain, Samani Chō17 km NW -
Mount Hiroo Mountain, Hiroo-gun19 km N
Sources & licences
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