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Nishimera (西米良村, Nishimera-son) is a village located in Koyu District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

Nishimera 西米良村
Village
Nishimera Village
Flag Chapter
Location of Nishimera in Miyazaki Prefecture
Nishimera Location in Japan
Coordinates: 32°14′2″N 131°9′24″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Miyazaki Prefecture
District	Koyu
Area
• Total	271.51 km2 (104.83 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2019)
• Total	1,013
• Density	3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.nishimera.jp

As of 1 October 2019^[update], the village has an estimated population of 1,013[1] and the density of 3.73 persons per km². The total area is 271.51 km².

Nishimera is made up of the hamlets of Murasho, Ogawa, Koshino, Yokono, Takehara, Kanmera, and Itaya.

The main hamlet of Nishimera is called Murasho, has a population of 639 and has one traffic light. However such isolation is balanced by the mountains which surround the village and the river which runs through it.^{[original research?]}

Geography

Climate

Nishimera has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Nishimera is 15.4 °C (59.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 3,035.9 mm (119.52 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C (78.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.9 °C (40.8 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Nishimera was 39.7 °C (103.5 °F) on 17 August 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.2 °C (17.2 °F) on 15 January 1985.[3]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Nishimera in 2020 is 1,000 people.[4] Nishimera has been conducting censuses since 1920.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1920 4,909 —     1925 4,754 −3.2% 1930 4,762 +0.2% 1935 5,259 +10.4% 1940 7,583 +44.2% 1945 5,134 −32.3% 1950 5,195 +1.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1955 5,839 +12.4% 1960 5,586 −4.3% 1965 4,107 −26.5% 1970 3,422 −16.7% 1975 2,624 −23.3% 1980 2,153 −17.9% 1985 1,989 −7.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1990 1,694 −14.8% 1995 1,543 −8.9% 2000 1,480 −4.1% 2005 1,307 −11.7% 2010 1,241 −5.0% 2015 1,089 −12.2% 2020 1,000 −8.2%
Nishimera population statistics[4]

Twin towns – sister cities

Nishimera is twinned with:

• Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Japan
• Tōno, Iwate, Japan

Transportation

Highways

• Higashikyushu Expressway
• Kyushu Expressway
• Japan National Route 219
• Japan National Route 265

References

External links

• Media related to Nishimera, Miyazaki at Wikimedia Commons
• Nishimera official website (in Japanese)
• Geographic data related to Nishimera, Miyazaki at OpenStreetMap

На других языках

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- [en] Nishimera, Miyazaki

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[ru] Нисимера

Нисимера (яп. 西米良村 Нисимэра-сон) — село в Японии, находящееся в уезде Кою префектуры Миядзаки. Площадь села составляет 271,56 км²[1], население — 1184 человека (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 4,36 чел./км².

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