# Oshamambe, Hokkaido

Oshamambe (長万部町, Oshamambe-chō) is a town located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 30 October 2016, the town has an estimated population of 5,694. The total land area is 310.75 km$^2$.

## Geography

Oshamambe faces Uchiura Bay, which is a bay of the Pacific Ocean.

### Neighboring municipalities

* Hiyama Subprefecture
** Imakane
* Iburi Subprefecture
** Toyoura
* Oshima Subprefecture
** Yakumo
* Shiribeshi Subprefecture
** Kuromatsunai
** Shimamaki

### Climate

Climate data for Oshamambe, Hokkaido (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) | 9.1 (48.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 29.3 (84.7) | 29.9 (85.8) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.0 (89.6) | 30.8 (87.4) | 25.4 (77.7) | 20.4 (68.7) | 13.3 (55.9) | 32.6 (90.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) | 0.4 (32.7) | 4.0 (39.2) | 9.9 (49.8) | 14.9 (58.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.2 (75.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 16.1 (61.0) | 8.7 (47.7) | 2.0 (35.6) | 11.9 (53.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) | −3.6 (25.5) | 0.0 (32.0) | 5.2 (41.4) | 10.2 (50.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 18.7 (65.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 4.1 (39.4) | −1.9 (28.6) | 7.6 (45.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3) | −8.6 (16.5) | −4.6 (23.7) | 0.3 (32.5) | 5.6 (42.1) | 11.1 (52.0) | 15.9 (60.6) | 17.4 (63.3) | 12.6 (54.7) | 5.4 (41.7) | −0.5 (31.1) | −6.1 (21.0) | 3.3 (38.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) | −20.4 (−4.7) | −16.6 (2.1) | −9.7 (14.5) | −2.1 (28.2) | 2.7 (36.9) | 5.2 (41.4) | 7.4 (45.3) | 2.2 (36.0) | −3.0 (26.6) | −10.4 (13.3) | −18.9 (−2.0) | −20.5 (−4.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73.2 (2.88) | 73.3 (2.89) | 64.3 (2.53) | 82.2 (3.24) | 104.7 (4.12) | 98.4 (3.87) | 148.1 (5.83) | 176.2 (6.94) | 164.5 (6.48) | 114.6 (4.51) | 108.0 (4.25) | 88.8 (3.50) | 1,296.1 (51.03) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 174 (69) | 164 (65) | 104 (41) | 9 (3.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 24 (9.4) | 128 (50) | 600 (236) |
| Average rainy days | 16.9 | 16.0 | 13.6 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 15.3 | 16.5 | 156.2 |
| Average snowy days | 21.6 | 20.4 | 15.0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.7 | 77.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 98.0 | 95.7 | 141.6 | 174.3 | 179.8 | 135.2 | 113.5 | 131.9 | 156.8 | 151.2 | 106.0 | 94.5 | 1,578.5 |
| Source 1: JMA ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: JMA ||||||||||||||

## History

* 1864: The village of Oshamambe was founded.
* 1906: Oshamambe became a Second Class Village.
* 1923: Oshamambe became a First Class Village.
* 1943: Oshamambe village became Oshamambe town.

## Education
### University

* Tokyo University of Science, Oshamambe Campus

### High school

* Hokkaido Oshamambe High School

### Junior high school

* Oshamambe Junior High School

### Elementary schools

* Oshamambe Elementary School
* Shizukari Elementary School

## Transportation
### Railway

Setana Line ran from Kunnui Station. There used to be Asahihama station between Oshamambe Station and Shizukari Station.
* Hakodate Main Line: Kita-Toyotsu - Kunnui - Oshamambe - Futamata
* Muroran Main Line: Oshamambe - Shizukari

### Highway

* Hokkaido Expressway: Shizukari PA - Oshamambe IC - Kunnui IC
* National Route 5
* National Route 37
* National Route 230
Plans are in place to build a station at Oshamambe and construction is underway on the Hokkaido Shinkansen line. The section between Hakodate and Sapporo should be completed by 2030.