Nagi (奈義町, Nagi-chō) is a town located in Katsuta District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016, the town has an estimated population of 5,861 and a density of 84 persons per km². The total area is 69.54 km².
Nagi
奈義町 | |
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Town | |
View of Nagi | |
![]() Location of Nagi in Okayama Prefecture | |
![]() ![]() Nagi Location in Japan | |
Coordinates: 35°7′N 134°11′E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūgoku San'yō |
Prefecture | Okayama Prefecture |
District | Katsuta |
Area | |
• Total | 69.54 km2 (26.85 sq mi) |
Population (October 1, 2016) | |
• Total | 5,861 |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | www |
Nagi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Nagi is 13.4 °C (56.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,511.0 mm (59.49 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.7 °C (78.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.8 °C (35.2 °F).[1] The highest temperature ever recorded in Nagi was 37.2 °C (99.0 °F) on 6 August 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −15.5 °C (4.1 °F) on 3 February 2012.[2]
Climate data for Nagi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
35.1 (95.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
37.2 (99.0) |
Average high °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
8.3 (47.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
12.8 (55.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60.3 (2.37) |
67.5 (2.66) |
105.1 (4.14) |
120.1 (4.73) |
157.3 (6.19) |
191.3 (7.53) |
253.4 (9.98) |
147.5 (5.81) |
172.6 (6.80) |
103.8 (4.09) |
67.8 (2.67) |
64.5 (2.54) |
1,511 (59.49) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 121.5 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 109.3 | 117.1 | 161.4 | 185.4 | 190.7 | 136.9 | 137.4 | 173.3 | 140.9 | 150.1 | 126.7 | 109.1 | 1,738.3 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2] |
Per Japanese census data, the population of Nagi in 2020 is 5,578 people.[3] Nagi has been conducting censuses since 1920.
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Nagi population statistics[3] |
As of August 2005, the fertility rate was 1.4 children per woman. Measures were implemented to encourage having more children, including providing free medical care to children aged 18 or under, helping students going to high schools outside the town with their commuting expenses, and providing day care for sick children,[4] as well as providing cheap rental properties and paying birth gifts of up to ¥400,000.[5]
The birthrate briefly increased to 2.8, but then it declined to 1.9.[6]
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