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Hirono (広野町, Hirono-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020, the town had an official registered population of 4755 in 2267 households,[1] and a population density of 81 persons per km². The total area of the town is 58.69 square kilometres (22.66 sq mi).[2]

Hirono
広野町
Town
Hirono Town Hall, February 2011
Location of Hirono in Fukushima Prefecture
Hirono
 
Coordinates: 37°12′52″N 140°59′41″E
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureFukushima
DistrictFutaba
Area
  Total58.69 km2 (22.66 sq mi)
Population
 (March 31, 2020)
  Total4,755
  Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0240-27-2111
AddressShimokitaba Nawashirogai 35, Hirono-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-0402
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdJapanese white-eye
FlowerLilium auratum
TreeSakura
Hirono Thermal Power Station
Hirono Thermal Power Station

Geography


Hirono is located in southern of Fukushima Prefecture, bordering on the Pacific Ocean to the east.


Climate


Hirono has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hirono is 11.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1413 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.9 °C.[3]

Climate data for Hirono (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.4
(65.1)
22.8
(73.0)
23.9
(75.0)
28.2
(82.8)
31.8
(89.2)
34.9
(94.8)
36.9
(98.4)
37.0
(98.6)
35.2
(95.4)
31.6
(88.9)
25.6
(78.1)
23.0
(73.4)
37.0
(98.6)
Average high °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2)
8.2
(46.8)
11.0
(51.8)
15.6
(60.1)
19.6
(67.3)
22.3
(72.1)
26.1
(79.0)
27.7
(81.9)
24.9
(76.8)
20.3
(68.5)
15.6
(60.1)
10.7
(51.3)
17.5
(63.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9)
3.5
(38.3)
6.3
(43.3)
10.9
(51.6)
15.3
(59.5)
18.6
(65.5)
22.4
(72.3)
24.0
(75.2)
21.1
(70.0)
16.0
(60.8)
10.8
(51.4)
5.9
(42.6)
13.2
(55.7)
Average low °C (°F) −1.3
(29.7)
−1.2
(29.8)
1.4
(34.5)
6.1
(43.0)
11.0
(51.8)
15.3
(59.5)
19.5
(67.1)
21.1
(70.0)
17.7
(63.9)
11.9
(53.4)
6.0
(42.8)
1.0
(33.8)
9.0
(48.3)
Record low °C (°F) −10.5
(13.1)
−10.2
(13.6)
−6.9
(19.6)
−3.8
(25.2)
0.8
(33.4)
5.5
(41.9)
10.4
(50.7)
10.6
(51.1)
7.9
(46.2)
−0.2
(31.6)
−4.2
(24.4)
−7.5
(18.5)
−10.5
(13.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 58.3
(2.30)
51.4
(2.02)
109.5
(4.31)
133.8
(5.27)
151.5
(5.96)
165.3
(6.51)
191.3
(7.53)
143.5
(5.65)
222.7
(8.77)
227.1
(8.94)
85.7
(3.37)
52.2
(2.06)
1,600.3
(63.00)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 4.8 5.1 9.0 9.7 10.5 12.1 13.0 10.6 12.5 10.6 6.8 5.2 109.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 189.9 183.2 191.0 192.4 194.1 151.6 147.5 175.0 137.5 144.8 160.3 174.7 2,041.7
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[4][5]

Surrounding municipalities



Demographics


Per Japanese census data,[6] the population of Hirono has remained relatively steady for the past 60 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 5,202    
1930 4,672−10.2%
1940 4,853+3.9%
1950 6,214+28.0%
1960 5,934−4.5%
1970 4,939−16.8%
1980 5,335+8.0%
1990 5,591+4.8%
2000 5,813+4.0%
2010 5,418−6.8%
2020 5,412−0.1%

History


The area of present-day Hirono was part of Mutsu Province, and was included in the holdings of Iwakitaira Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. After the Meiji restoration, on April 1, 1889, the village of Hirono was created within Naraha District, Fukushima with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Naraha District became Futaba District in 1896. Hirono was elevated to town status on August 1, 1940.


2011 earthquake and tsunami


The eastern, coastal portion of Hirono was inundated by devastating tsunami flood waters following the magnitude 9.0 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami off its coastline on March 11, 2011. Following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the town was included in the emergency evacuation preparation zone, as it was just outside the 20 kilometer exclusion zone; however, the town government recommended that all residents evacuate and all civic services were shut down. Although the central government advised that it was safe to return in September 2011, the town government maintained its evacuation recommendation until April 2012. The town hall reopened on March 1, 2012 in preparation for the return of residents and the radioactive decontamination of schools; however, a ban on agriculture remained in place.[7] Residents were initially hesitant to return, with only 1,352 of the registered 5,005 residents having returned by February 2014.[8] However, by the end of March 2020, the Hirono city government reported that over 88 percent of the former inhabitants had returned.[1]


Economy


The economy of Hirono is heavily dependent on agriculture. The fossil-fuel powered Hirono Thermal Power Station located directly at the Pacific Ocean about 3 km north of the town is also a major employer. Although damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Tepco managed to return the power station to operation four months later.


Education


Hirono has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Board of Education.


Transportation



Railway



Highway



References


  1. Official statistics from home page (in Japanese)
  2. "Home Page" (in Japanese). Hirono Town. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. Hirono climate data
  4. 観測史上1~10位の値(年間を通じての値). JMA. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  5. 気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  6. Hirono population statistics
  7. Hongo, Jun, "Evacuated town prepares for residents' return", Japan Times, 2 March 2012, p. 1.
  8. "Half-evacuated Fukushima town looks to accept No. 1 plant workers", Japan Times, 25 February 2014


Media related to Hirono, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons


На других языках


[de] Hirono (Fukushima)

Hirono (jap. 広野町, -machi) ist eine Kleinstadt im Landkreis Futaba in der japanischen Präfektur Fukushima.
- [en] Hirono, Fukushima

[es] Hirono (Fukushima)

Hirono (広野町, Hirono-machi?) es un pueblo localizado en la prefectura de Fukushima, Japón. En junio de 2019 tenía una población de 3.991 habitantes y una densidad de población de 68 personas por km². Su área total es de 58,69 km².

[ru] Хироно (Фукусима)

Хироно (яп. 広野町 Хироно-мати) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Футаба префектуры Фукусима. Площадь посёлка составляет 58,39 км²[1], население — 4988 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 85,43 чел./км².



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