Rumoi, Hokkaido

Rumoi (留萌市) is a city located in Rumoi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Rumoi Subprefecture.

As of September 2016, the city has an estimated population of 22,242 and the density of 75 persons per km2. The total area is 297.44 km2.

History
Rumoi was developed by herring fishery and mining.
 * 1869: Rurumoppe was renamed Rumoi.
 * 1877: The village of Rumoi was founded.
 * 1902: The villages of Rumoi and Reuke were merged to form Rumoi Village.
 * 1907: Sandomari village was merged into Rumoi village.
 * 1908: Rumoi village became Rumoi town.
 * 1914: The capital of Mashike Subprefecture was transferred from Mashike to Rumoi and Mashike Subprefecture was renamed Rumoi Subprefecture.
 * 1919: Obirashibe village (now Obira town) was split off.
 * 1945 Rumoi was designated as the site of the proposed Soviet invasion of Hokkaido, with a plan to occupy the island from Rumoi in the west to Kushiro in the east. The plan was cancelled.
 * 1947: Rumoi town became Rumoi city.

Geography
Rumoi is located in the south of Rumoi Subprefecture. Rumoi River flows through the city.

Climate
Rumoi has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to December. The highest temperature recorded was 35.6 °C on August 1, 2021.

Average wind speed by month
(Annual average: 4.9 m/s)

Rail
Currently, there are no rail lines inside of Rumoi city.

Rumoi was at the end of the JR Hokkaido Rumoi Main Line until April 1, 2023. It ran to Mashike until 4 December 2016, when the section between Rumoi and there was closed, owing to declining passenger numbers. The sections between Rumoi and Ishikari-Numata were closed on 31 March 2023 due to declining passenger numbers.

Stations in Rumoi: None

The stations of Tōgeshita, Horonuka, Fujiyama, Ōwada and Rumoi closed on 31 March 2023.

The stations of Segoshi and Reuke closed on 4 December 2016.

Road

 * Fukagawa-Rumoi Expressway

Sea

 * Port of Rumoi

High school

 * Hokkaido Rumoi High School

Junior high school

 * Rumoi junior high school
 * Kounan junior high school

Mascot
Rumoi's mascot is Kazumo-chan (KAZUMOちゃん). She is a 25-year-old kind herring egg who has 1 daughter named Wakako-chan (ワカコちゃん).

Sister city
🇷🇺 Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia (since 5 July 1972)