is a

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located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture,

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. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated

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of 3,113, and a

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of 33 persons per km². The total area is 95.36 km².

Geography

The town of Suttsu faces the Suttsu Bay, a bay of the

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. Shubetsu River flows in the middle of the town and divides the town into east and west.

Neighboring towns and village

* Kuromatsunai * Rankoshi * Shimamaki

Climate

Suttsu has a

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(

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''Dfb'') with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but the months from March to June are somewhat drier.

History

*1897: Suttsu Subprefecture was established. *1900: Suttsu Town was founded and became a First Class Town. *1902: Isoya Village ( Isoya District) was founded and became a Second Class Village. *1906: Utasutsu Village (Utasutsu District) was founded and became a Second Class Village. *1910: Suttsu Subprefecture was abolished and Shiribeshi Subprefecture was established in Kutchan. *1923: Masadomari Village and Tarukishi Village became Second Class Villages. *1933: Suttsu Town and Masadomari Village were merged to form the new town of Suttsu. *1955: Suttsu Town, Isoya Village, Utasutsu Village, and a part of Tarukishi Village were merged to form the new town of Suttsu.

Industry

Fisheries comprise the main economic activity of Suttsu. The town developed by the fishery of

herring Herring are various species of forage fish, belonging to the Order (biology), order Clupeiformes. Herring often move in large Shoaling and schooling, schools around fishing banks and near the coast, found particularly in shallow, temperate wate ...

. Because of a decrease of fishery resources, Suttsu focuses on an aquaculture business now.

Education

* High school ** Hokkaido Suttsu High SchoolHokkaido Suttsu High School
/ref> * Junior high school ** Suttsu Junior High School * Elementary school ** Oshoro Elementary School ** Suttsu Elementary School

References

External links

*
Official Website
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