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Sera (世羅町, Sera-chō) is a town located in Sera District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
Sera
世羅町 | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Sera in Hiroshima Prefecture | |
  Sera Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°35′N 133°3′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku San'yō |
| Prefecture | Hiroshima Prefecture |
| District | Sera |
| Area | |
| • Total | 278.29 km2 (107.45 sq mi) |
| Population (July 31, 2004) | |
| • Total | 19,213 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
On October 1, 2004, the towns of Kōzan and Seranishi, both from Sera District, were merged into the expanded town of Sera.
As of the merger but with 2003 population data, the town has an estimated population of 19,213 and a density of 69.04 persons per km². The total (expanded) area is 278.29 km².
After the merger, the former Sera Town Hall officially closed down and the new town hall is now located in the former town of Kōzan.
Geography
Climate
Sera has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Sera is 12.9 °C (55.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,335.5 mm (52.58 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.2 °C (77.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.4 °C (34.5 °F).[1] The highest temperature ever recorded in Sera was 37.4 °C (99.3 °F) on 7 August 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.0 °C (6.8 °F) on 31 January 1985.[2]
| Climate data for Sera (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.9 (96.6) |
37.4 (99.3) |
35.1 (95.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
37.4 (99.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
18.7 (65.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
12.9 (55.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
7.9 (46.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.0 (6.8) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.5 (1.79) |
53.9 (2.12) |
94.8 (3.73) |
105.6 (4.16) |
128.4 (5.06) |
181.8 (7.16) |
226.3 (8.91) |
124.5 (4.90) |
155.8 (6.13) |
101.7 (4.00) |
61.6 (2.43) |
55.7 (2.19) |
1,335.5 (52.58) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.0 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 109.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 115.0 | 121.3 | 161.5 | 182.7 | 203.4 | 143.0 | 156.8 | 188.2 | 147.7 | 162.2 | 137.5 | 122.0 | 1,837.1 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Sera in 2020 is 15,125 people.[3] Sera has been conducting censuses since 1960.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30,810 | — |
| 1965 | 27,028 | −12.3% |
| 1970 | 24,384 | −9.8% |
| 1975 | 23,063 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | 22,483 | −2.5% |
| 1985 | 22,306 | −0.8% |
| 1990 | 21,684 | −2.8% |
| 1995 | 20,735 | −4.4% |
| 2000 | 19,690 | −5.0% |
| 2005 | 18,866 | −4.2% |
| 2010 | 17,550 | −7.0% |
| 2015 | 16,337 | −6.9% |
| 2020 | 15,125 | −7.4% |
| Sera population statistics[3] | ||
References
- 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- Sera population statistics
External links
Media related to Sera, Hiroshima at Wikimedia Commons- Sera official website (in Japanese)
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