Horonobe Chō
Local name: 幌延町
Located in Teshio Gun, Hokkaido Coordinates: 45°00′05″ N 141°57′08″ E
- Population
- 2,553
- 2.6K
- Elevation
- 174 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Horonobe Chō
- Airports
- WKJ Wakkanai Airport46 km
- RIS Rishiri Airport66 km
About Horonobe Chō
Horonobe Chō is a municipality. Location: Teshio Gun, Hokkaido. Population: 2,553. Elevation: 174 m.
Horonobe-cho (幌延町, Horonobe-chō) is a town located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 31 January 2025, the town had an estimated population of 2,036 in 1,499 households, and a population density of 3.5 people per km2. The total area of the town is 574.1 km2 (221.7 sq mi). The word "Horonobe" originates from Poro-Nup. In Ainu language, poro means large and nup mean grassland, thus meaning a large uncultivated land.
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Travel notes for Horonobe Chō
From Wikivoyage
Horonobe (幌延) is a town in northern Hokkaido.
Understand+
Horonobe has become a hub for wind power in Northern Japan and now provides electricity to over 10,000 households.
The town's official site has a Japanese-only section for sightseeing.
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Places bordering Horonobe Chō
- Naka-tombetsu
- Hamatonbetsu Chō
- Sarufutsu Mura
- Toyotomi
- Teshio-cho
- Nakagawa
Population of Horonobe Chō over time
| 2010 | 2,677 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,447 | |
| 2020 | 2,269 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Horonobe Chō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 125 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- October (137 mm)
- Driest month
- February (61 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° | 0° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 22° | 19° | 13° | 5° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -7° | 0° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 16° | 11° | 5° | -2° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 89 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 71 | 68 | 95 | 128 | 134 | 137 | 125 | 111 |
How to get to Horonobe Chō
The nearest airport is Wakkanai Airport (WKJ), 46 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Asahikawa, 141 km to the south.
Airports
- Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) Wakkanai 46 kmnorth
- Rishiri Airport (RIS) Rishiri 66 kmnorthwest
- Monbetsu Airport (MBE) Monbetsu 139 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 141 kmsouth
- Kitami Population: 119.1K 204 kmsoutheast
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 213 kmsouth
- Otaru Population: 115.3K 215 kmsouth
- Sapporo Population: 2M 220 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Horonobe Chō
Within 100 km: 8 natural sites, 7 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Teshio River River 22 kmSW
25–60 km7 places
- Rishiri Tō Island 59 kmW
- Rishiri Zan Mountain 59 kmW
- Koetoi River River 48 kmN
- Mount Hako Mountain 52 kmSE
60–100 km7 places
- Rebun Tō Island 83 kmNW
- Teuri Island Island 82 kmSW
- Yagishiri Island Island 76 kmSW
- Rebun Dake Mountain 84 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Horonobe Chō
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources