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Akiōta (安芸太田町, Akiōta-chō) is a town in Yamagata District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Akiōta
安芸太田町 | |
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Town | |
 Akiōta town hall | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Akiōta in Hiroshima Prefecture | |
  Akiōta Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°35′N 132°14′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku San'yō |
| Prefecture | Hiroshima Prefecture |
| District | Yamagata |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hiroaki Hashimoto (since May 2020) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 342.25 km2 (132.14 sq mi) |
| Population (September 1, 2021) | |
| • Total | 5,519 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 784-1 Oji Togochi, Akiota-machi, Yamagata-gun, Hiroshima-ken 731-3810 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
Akiōta was formed on October 1, 2004 from the merger of the towns of Kake and Togouchi, and the village of Tsutsuga, all from Yamagata District.
As of April 30, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 6,585, with 3,207 households,[1] and a population density of 19 persons per km². The total area is 342.25 km².
On April 7, 2020, Shinji Kosaka, the Mayor of Akiōta Town resigned after having accepted 200,000 yen from former Minister of Justice Katsuyuki Kawai in a vote-buying scandal.[2]
Geography
Climate
Akiōta has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Akiōta is 13.4 °C (56.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,817.5 mm (71.56 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C (78.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.0 °C (35.6 °F).[3] The highest temperature ever recorded in Akiōta was 38.8 °C (101.8 °F) on 5 August 2018; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −12.8 °C (9.0 °F) on 28 February 1981.[4]
| Climate data for Kake, Akiōta (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.8 (101.8) |
37.6 (99.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
38.8 (101.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
13.5 (56.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.7 (33.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 106.6 (4.20) |
103.7 (4.08) |
132.7 (5.22) |
133.5 (5.26) |
158.3 (6.23) |
220.8 (8.69) |
302.8 (11.92) |
172.0 (6.77) |
204.5 (8.05) |
104.4 (4.11) |
79.3 (3.12) |
120.6 (4.75) |
1,817.5 (71.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15.3 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 14.8 | 139.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 76.1 | 95.4 | 147.4 | 180.5 | 207.3 | 147.8 | 151.5 | 178.1 | 146.9 | 154.7 | 117.7 | 83.1 | 1,686.3 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Akiōta in 2020 is 5,740 people.[5] Akiōta has been conducting censuses since 1920.
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Notable places
- Nukui Dam
- Mount Osorakan
- Sandan Ravine
Notable people from Akiōta
- Minoru Genda (1904 – 1989) — commander of the JASDF and politician (from Kake)
- Kimie Bessho — para table tennis player
- Yasuhiko Moriwaki — judo wrestler (from the former town of Kake)
References
- "Official website of Akiōta Town" (in Japanese). Japan: Akiōta Town. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- "Japan mayor tenders resignation over receiving cash from ex-minister in bribery scandal". The Mainichi. 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- Akiōta population statistics
External links
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На других языках
- [en] Akiōta, Hiroshima
[ru] Акиота
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