| Suttsu | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||
| Coordinates: | 42.7833°N 154°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Hokkaido | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture) | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Subdivision Name3: | Suttsu | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Name: | Haruo Kataoka | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 95.36 | ||
| Population Total: | 3,113 | ||
| Population As Of: | September 30, 2016 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 140-1 Toshimacho, Suttsu, Suttsu-gun, Hokkaido 048-0406 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Dfb | ||
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is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,113, and a density of 33 persons per km2. The total area is 95.36 km2.
The town of Suttsu faces the Suttsu Bay, a bay of the Sea of Japan. Shubetsu River flows in the middle of the town and divides the town into east and west.
Suttsu has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but the months from March to June are somewhat drier.
Fisheries comprise the main economic activity of Suttsu. The town developed by the fishery of herring.[2] Because of a decrease of fishery resources, Suttsu focuses on an aquaculture business now.[3]