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Kushima (串間市, Kushima-shi) is a city located in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on November 3, 1954. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 17,457[1] and a population density of 59.1 persons per km². The total area is 295.16 km² (113.96 sq mi).

Kushima 串間市
City
Kushima City Office
Flag Emblem
Location of Kushima in Miyazaki Prefecture
Kushima Location in Japan
Coordinates: 31°28′5″N 131°14′48″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Miyazaki Prefecture
Area
• Total	295.16 km2 (113.96 sq mi)
Population  (June 1, 2019)
• Total	17,457
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.city.kushima.lg.jp

The city is served by the Nichinan Line of the JR Kyūshū railway system, which links it to the west to Shibushi in neighbouring Kagoshima Prefecture and to the north to the prefectural capital, Miyazaki.

Within the boundaries of the municipality (but some distance from its main built-up areas) lies the island of Kōjima, known for the field studies site of the Primate Research Institute, where studies on wild-living Japanese macaque monkeys are carried out.

Koigaura is a surfing spot in Kushima. Every year, in the summer, surfers from all over the country visit this beautiful place.

Geography

Climate

Kushima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Kushima is 17.7 °C (63.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,527.3 mm (99.50 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.4 °C (81.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.8 °C (46.0 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Kushima was 37.3 °C (99.1 °F) on 2 August 2013; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −7.9 °C (17.8 °F) on 27 February 1981.[3]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kushima in 2020 is 16,822 people.[4] Kushima has been conducting censuses since 1920.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1920 26,319 —     1925 26,702 +1.5% 1930 28,491 +6.7% 1935 29,782 +4.5% 1940 30,353 +1.9% 1945 40,730 +34.2% 1950 41,648 +2.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1955 42,305 +1.6% 1960 41,143 −2.7% 1965 36,425 −11.5% 1970 31,734 −12.9% 1975 30,038 −5.3% 1980 29,420 −2.1% 1985 28,328 −3.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1990 26,734 −5.6% 1995 25,243 −5.6% 2000 23,647 −6.3% 2005 22,118 −6.5% 2010 20,457 −7.5% 2015 18,779 −8.2% 2020 16,822 −10.4%
Kushima population statistics[4]

References

External links

• Kushima City official website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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[de] Kushima

Kushima (jap. .mw-parser-output .Hani{font-size:110%}串間市, -shi) ist eine japanische Stadt in der Präfektur Miyazaki auf der südjapanischen Insel Kyūshū.

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- [en] Kushima, Miyazaki

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[es] Kushima

Kushima (串間市, Kushima-shi?) es una ciudad en la prefectura de Miyazaki, Japón, localizada al sur de la isla de Kyūshū. Tenía una población estimada de 16 744 habitantes el 1 de marzo de 2021 y una densidad de población de 57 personas por km².[5] Fue fundada el 3 de noviembre de 1954.

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[ru] Кусима

Кусима (яп. 串間市 Кусима-си) — город в Японии, находящийся в префектуре Миядзаки. Площадь города составляет 294,98 км²[1], население — 19 265 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 65,31 чел./км².

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