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As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 7,338. The total area is 472.49 km2. The town also administers the two islands of Yagishiri and Teuri.
Haboro was officially designated a town in 1921. The villages of Teuri and Yagishiri were merged into Haboro in 1955 and 1959, respectively.[1]
Etymology
The name of the town is from the Ainu language, but of uncertain origin. Haboro may have originated with the Ainu language word hapuru, meaning "a soft sound", or haporopetsu, meaning "the basin of a large river".[1]
In Japanese, the name of the town is written with ateji, or kanji characters used to phonetically represent native or borrowed words. The first, 羽, means "feather" or "wings", and the second, 幌, means "curtain" or "cloth".
Geography
Haboro faces the Sea of Japan. Much of the area of the town is within the Teshio Mountains, and much of the town is protected as a national forest.[1]Mount Pisshiri is the highest point in the city at 1,032 metres (3,386 ft). Two rivers cross the town: the Haboro and the Chikubetsu.
Islands
The municipality of Haboro includes two sparsely populated islands in the Sea of Japan.
Yagishiri Island (23 kilometres (14 mi)), population 273, is located northwest of Haboro Bay, and is known for its dense forests.[2][3]
Teuri Island, population 366, is located 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) west of Yagashiri, and the two islands are separated by the Musashi Channel. Teuri covers 5.5 square kilometres (2.1 sq mi), and is protected as a bird sanctuary.[4][5]
Haboro has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classificationDfb) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is high throughout the year; the months from August to December are wetter than the rest of the year. The highest temperature recorded was 34.4 °C (94 °F) on August 1, 2021.[6] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −26.4 °C (−15.5 °F) on 27 January 1923.[7]
Climate data for Haboro (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1921−present)
Haboro was originally connected to other areas of Hokkaido by rail. The Japanese National RailwaysHaboro Line [ja] extended 141.1 km between Rumoi and Horonobe. Construction on the line dated to 1927, but it was discontinued in 1987 with the establishment of JR Hokkaido during the privatization of Japanese National Railways.[1][11]
The islands of Yagishiri and Teuri are served by ferry from the Port of Haboro.
Port of Haboro
The Port of Haboro was established in March 1953. It is administered by the town.[12]
Schools
Teuri High School, Teuri Island, Haboro
High schools
Haboro Senior High School
Teuri Senior High School
Junior high schools
Haboro Junior High School
Teuri Junior High School
Yagishiri Junior High School
Elementary school
Haboro Elementary School
Teuri Elementary School
Yagishiri Elementary School
Mascot
Orobo, the town's mascot
Haboro's mascot is Orobo (オロ坊). He is a fashionable common murre. He contributes to the town by promoting sightseeing and certain events. He eats sand eels. As an auk, he is a skilled swimmer. He owns a hat collection (of which his most favourite is his shrimp toque). Children often mistake him for a penguin.[13]
References
^ abcdef"羽幌町" [Haboro]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
^"焼尻島" [Yagishiri Island]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC173191044. dlc 2009238904. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
^"焼尻島" [Yagishiri Island]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
^"天売島" [Teuri Island]. Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
^町勢要覧資料編（2012年版）: 人口 [Survey of the Town of Haboro: Population] (PDF) (in Japanese). Haboro, Hokkaido: Town of Haboro. 2012. Retrieved Aug 4, 2012.
^"羽幌線" [Haboro Line]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC173191044. dlc 2009238904. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
^"羽幌港" [Port of Haboro]. Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
