Taketa (竹田市, Taketa-shi) is a city located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on March 31, 1954. On April 1, 2005, the towns of Kujū, Naoiri and Ogi (all from Naoiri District) were also merged into Taketa. As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 22,661, with 10,393 households and a population density of 47 persons per km².[1] The total area is 477.59 km².
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Taketa
竹田市 | |
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City | |
![]() Oka Castle | |
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![]() Location of Taketa in Ōita Prefecture | |
![]() ![]() Taketa Location in Japan | |
Coordinates: 32°58′N 131°24′E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kyushu |
Prefecture | Ōita Prefecture |
Government | |
• Mayor | Katsuji Syuto (since April 2009) |
Area | |
• Total | 477.59 km2 (184.40 sq mi) |
Population (March 31, 2017) | |
• Total | 22,661 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | Oji-Aiai 1650, Taketa City, Oita Prefecture (大分県竹田市大字会々1650番地) 878-8555 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | www |
Symbols | |
Bird | Cettia diphone |
Flower | Miyama Kirishima |
Tree | Maple Leaf |
Oka Castle is a famous local historic site.
Taketa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is somewhat lower in winter. The average annual temperature in Taketa is 14.7 °C (58.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,885.3 mm (74.22 in) with June 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 3.9 °C (39.0 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Taketa was 37.7 °C (99.9 °F) on 15 August 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.6 °C (16.5 °F) on 10 February 1984.[3]
Climate data for Taketa (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) | 20.8 (69.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.2 (95.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
37.7 (99.9) |
Average high °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
9.8 (49.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48.1 (1.89) |
67.4 (2.65) |
103.6 (4.08) |
117.7 (4.63) |
147.8 (5.82) |
364.9 (14.37) |
309.7 (12.19) |
221.0 (8.70) |
268.6 (10.57) |
124.1 (4.89) |
67.6 (2.66) |
45.0 (1.77) |
1,885.3 (74.22) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.8 | 7.9 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 15.0 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 114.5 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 159.9 | 151.3 | 170.3 | 188.1 | 194.9 | 131.7 | 174.2 | 193.5 | 144.8 | 165.6 | 153.8 | 160.6 | 1,988.6 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] |
Per Japanese census data, the population of Taketa in 2020 is 20,332 people.[4] Taketa has been conducting censuses since 1920.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1960 | 56,889 | — |
1965 | 49,308 | −13.3% |
1970 | 42,873 | −13.1% |
1975 | 38,359 | −10.5% |
1980 | 36,011 | −6.1% |
1985 | 34,693 | −3.7% |
1990 | 32,398 | −6.6% |
1995 | 30,368 | −6.3% |
2000 | 28,689 | −5.5% |
2005 | 26,534 | −7.5% |
2010 | 24,361 | −8.2% |
2015 | 22,332 | −8.3% |
2020 | 20,332 | −9.0% |
Taketa population statistics[4] |
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