Shimokawa Chō
Located in Kamikawa-gun (Teshio no kuni), Hokkaido Coordinates: 44°18′49″ N 142°43′00″ E
- Population
- 3,531
- 3.5K
- Elevation
- 199 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Shimokawa Chō
- Airports
- MBE Monbetsu Airport55 km
- AKJ Asahikawa Airport75 km
About Shimokawa Chō
Shimokawa Chō is a municipality. Location: Kamikawa-gun (Teshio no kuni), Hokkaido. Population: 3,531. Elevation: 199 m.
Shimokawa (下川町, Shimokawa-chō) is a town located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 1 February 2025, the town had an estimated population of 2,832 in 1599 households, and a population density of 4.4 people per km2. The total area of the town is 644.54 km2 (248.86 sq mi). In the 2000s, the city set a goal of "realizing a sustainable local community," and worked to utilize forest resources including biomass and thereby improve energy self-sufficiency.
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Places bordering Shimokawa Chō
- Nayoro
- Shibetsu
- Takinoue Chō
- Setoushi
Population of Shimokawa Chō over time
| 2010 | 3,775 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,547 | |
| 2020 | 3,186 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Shimokawa Chō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 104 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- August (146 mm)
- Driest month
- February (49 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) | -4° | -4° | 1° | 8° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 5° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -13° | -8° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 16° | 11° | 4° | -2° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 49 | 63 | 64 | 78 | 77 | 104 | 146 | 144 | 120 | 104 | 80 |
How to get to Shimokawa Chō
The nearest airport is Monbetsu Airport (MBE), 55 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Asahikawa, 67 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Monbetsu Airport (MBE) Monbetsu 55 kmeast
- Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) Higashikagura 75 kmsouth
- Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) Ōzora 125 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 67 kmsouthwest
- Kitami Population: 119.1K 110 kmsoutheast
- Obihiro Population: 166.5K 160 kmsouth
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 164 kmsouthwest
- Sapporo Population: 2M 177 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Shimokawa Chō
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 31 natural sites, 7 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Kitami Sanchi Mountain 6 kmN
- Mount Piyashiri Mountain 17 kmNW
- Mount Uenshiri Mountain 16 kmSE
25–60 km10 places
- Shokotsu-dake Mountain 34 kmSE
- Mount Aibetsu Mountain 43 kmS
- Mount Pisshiri Mountain 55 kmW
- Tatsuushi River River 43 kmE
60–100 km26 places
- Hokkaido Island 100 kmS
- Mount Midori Mountain 66 kmSE
- Mount Rubeshibe Mountain 90 kmS
- Daisetsu-zan Mountain 72 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Shimokawa Chō
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kitami Sanchi Mountain, Hokkaido5.9 km N -
Mount Piyashiri Mountain, Monbetsu Gun17 km NW
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Mount Uenshiri Mountain, Takinoue Chō16 km SE
Sources & licences
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