Mihara (三原市, Mihara-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on November 15, 1936. As of July 31, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 97,324 and a population density of 206.62 persons per km2. The total area is 471.03 km2.
Mihara
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City | |
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![]() Location of Mihara in Hiroshima Prefecture | |
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Coordinates: 34°24′N 133°5′E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) |
Prefecture | Hiroshima Prefecture |
First official recorded | 3rd century (official)[citation needed] |
Town settled | April 1, 1889 |
City settled | November 15, 1936 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yoshihiro Okada (from August 2020) |
Area | |
• Total | 471.03 km2 (181.87 sq mi) |
Population (July 31, 2016) | |
• Total | 97,324 |
• Density | 206.62/km2 (535.1/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 3-5-1, Minatomachi, Mihara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 723-8601 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | www |
Symbols | |
Flower | Ume and Satsuki azalea |
Tree | Camphor laurel |
On March 22, 2005, the town of Daiwa (from Kamo District), the town of Kui (from Mitsugi District), and the town of Hongō (from Toyota District) were merged into Mihara.
Mihara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Mihara is 14.2 °C (57.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,374.6 mm (54.12 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C (78.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.9 °C (37.2 °F).[1] The highest temperature ever recorded in Mihara was 36.3 °C (97.3 °F) on 24 July 2018; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −9.4 °C (15.1 °F) on 16 January 2011.[2]
Climate data for Hiroshima Airport, Mihara (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.1 (89.8) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
36.3 (97.3) |
Average high °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
Average low °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.4 (1.31) |
53.9 (2.12) |
88.0 (3.46) |
115.3 (4.54) |
133.4 (5.25) |
189.7 (7.47) |
240.8 (9.48) |
140.6 (5.54) |
152.3 (6.00) |
105.6 (4.16) |
64.4 (2.54) |
57.2 (2.25) |
1,374.6 (54.12) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.8 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 96.3 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2] |
Per Japanese census data, the population of Mihara in 2020 is 90,573 people.[3] Mihara has been conducting censuses since 1960.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1950 | 111,480 | — |
1955 | 112,720 | +1.1% |
1960 | 109,641 | −2.7% |
1965 | 108,059 | −1.4% |
1970 | 106,376 | −1.6% |
1975 | 107,602 | +1.2% |
1980 | 109,236 | +1.5% |
1985 | 111,108 | +1.7% |
1990 | 110,524 | −0.5% |
1995 | 108,617 | −1.7% |
2000 | 106,229 | −2.2% |
2005 | 104,196 | −1.9% |
2010 | 100,449 | −3.6% |
2015 | 96,194 | −4.2% |
2020 | 90,573 | −5.8% |
Mihara population statistics[3] |
A small island off the coast of Sagishima, called Sukune, was the location of Kaneto Shindo's film The Naked Island released in 1960.[5] Director Shindo and his wife Nobuko Otowa both had their ashes scattered on the island.[6]
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