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Kitahiroshima (北広島町, Kitahiroshima-chō) is a town in Yamagata District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

This article is about the town in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. For the city in Hokkaido Prefecture, see Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido.
Not to be confused with Kitanagoya, Kitakyushu, or Kitami.
Kitahiroshima
北広島町
Town
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Location of Kitahiroshima in Hiroshima Prefecture
Kitahiroshima
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°40′N 132°32′E
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku
San'yō
PrefectureHiroshima Prefecture
DistrictYamagata
Government
 • MayorMasahiko Takeshita (since March 2005)
Area
 • Total645.86 km2 (249.37 sq mi)
Population
 (April 30, 2017)
 • Total19,115
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address1234 Arita, Kitahiroshima-machi, Yamagata-gun, Hiroshima-ken
731-1595
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.town.kitahiroshima.lg.jp

Kitahiroshima was formed on February 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Chiyoda, Geihoku, Ōasa and Toyohira, all from Yamagata District.

As of April 30, 2017, population data, the town has an estimated population of 19,115, with 8,508 households,[1] and a population density of 30 inhabitants per square kilometre (78/sq mi). The total area is 645.86 km2 (249.37 sq mi).


Geography



Climate


Kitahiroshima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Kitahiroshima is 12.0 °C (53.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,852.7 mm (72.94 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.1 °C (75.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.6 °C (33.1 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Kitahiroshima was 36.2 °C (97.2 °F) on 15 July 2018; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −18.1 °C (−0.6 °F) on 28 February 1981.[3]

Climate data for Ōasa, Kitahiroshima (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.3
(61.3)		 19.3
(66.7)		 22.6
(72.7)		 29.7
(85.5)		 31.5
(88.7)		 32.9
(91.2)		 36.2
(97.2)		 35.5
(95.9)		 33.8
(92.8)		 29.0
(84.2)		 23.4
(74.1)		 18.9
(66.0)		 36.2
(97.2)
Average high °C (°F) 5.0
(41.0)		 6.4
(43.5)		 11.0
(51.8)		 17.2
(63.0)		 22.2
(72.0)		 25.0
(77.0)		 28.3
(82.9)		 29.5
(85.1)		 25.4
(77.7)		 19.9
(67.8)		 14.0
(57.2)		 7.8
(46.0)		 17.6
(63.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1)		 1.3
(34.3)		 4.8
(40.6)		 10.4
(50.7)		 15.5
(59.9)		 19.5
(67.1)		 23.4
(74.1)		 24.1
(75.4)		 19.9
(67.8)		 13.6
(56.5)		 7.8
(46.0)		 2.8
(37.0)		 12.0
(53.5)
Average low °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 3.4
(38.1)		 8.8
(47.8)		 14.5
(58.1)		 19.4
(66.9)		 19.7
(67.5)		 15.2
(59.4)		 8.0
(46.4)		 2.4
(36.3)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 6.8
(44.3)
Record low °C (°F) −15.7
(3.7)		 −18.1
(−0.6)		 −13.0
(8.6)		 −6.2
(20.8)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 3.0
(37.4)		 6.8
(44.2)		 10.7
(51.3)		 1.4
(34.5)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 −14.7
(5.5)		 −18.1
(−0.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 120.8
(4.76)		 109.9
(4.33)		 140.0
(5.51)		 136.4
(5.37)		 158.6
(6.24)		 214.2
(8.43)		 276.7
(10.89)		 163.2
(6.43)		 202.0
(7.95)		 112.6
(4.43)		 91.0
(3.58)		 129.3
(5.09)		 1,852.7
(72.94)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 125
(49)		 102
(40)		 28
(11)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 1
(0.4)		 65
(26)		 319
(126)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 15.9 14.6 13.9 10.9 9.9 12.0 13.5 10.5 11.0 8.4 10.3 15.5 146.4
Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) 11.1 8.9 2.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 5.4 28.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 70.8 91.4 144.6 178.7 207.2 152.1 152.3 181.3 148.7 155.7 118.3 82.6 1,690.6
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[2][3]

Demographics


Per Japanese census data, the population of Kitahiroshima in 2020 is 17,763 people.[4] Kitahiroshima has been conducting censuses since 1920.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 34,257—    
1925 34,062−0.6%
1930 33,283−2.3%
1935 33,263−0.1%
1940 31,480−5.4%
1945 39,377+25.1%
1950 38,723−1.7%
YearPop.±%
1955 38,165−1.4%
1960 35,696−6.5%
1965 29,672−16.9%
1970 25,682−13.4%
1975 24,229−5.7%
1980 23,743−2.0%
1985 23,183−2.4%
YearPop.±%
1990 22,926−1.1%
1995 22,458−2.0%
2000 21,929−2.4%
2005 20,857−4.9%
2010 19,970−4.3%
2015 18,918−5.3%
2020 17,763−6.1%
Kitahiroshima population statistics[4]

References


  1. "Official website of Kitahiroshima Town" (in Japanese). Japan: Kitahiroshima Town. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  3. 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  4. Kitahiroshima population statistics



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