Tamano (玉野市, Tamano-shi) is a city located in southern Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was officially founded on August 3, 1940. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 60,101 and a population density of 580 persons per km². The total area is 103.61 km².
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Tamano
玉野市 | |
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City | |
Crossing in Tamano City | |
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![]() Location of Tamano in Okayama Prefecture | |
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Coordinates: 34°29′19″N 133°56′55″E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) |
Prefecture | Okayama Prefecture |
Government | |
• Mayor | Susumu Kuroda (since October 2005) |
Area | |
• Total | 103.61 km2 (40.00 sq mi) |
Population (October 1, 2016) | |
• Total | 60,101 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | Uno 1-27-1, Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture (岡山県玉野市宇野1丁目27番1号) 706-8510 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | www |
Symbols | |
Fish | Sabastes (Mebaru in Japanese) |
Flower | Azalea |
Tree | Quercus |
The JR Uno Line connects it to Okayama. Before the Great Seto Bridge was opened, there was a train ferry between Uno Port in Tamano and Takamatsu on Shikoku. Then, Tamano was the major entrance to Shikoku. Today there still exist many ferry lines between Uno port and Takamatsu, and also the islands of Shōdoshima and Naoshima.
Its major industry is ship construction and metal refining, another important industry being fishing. One of the largest shipbuilding yards in Japan, operated by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, is located in Tamano.
Tamano has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Tamano is 16.1 °C (61.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,038.5 mm (40.89 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.1 °C (82.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.5 °C (41.9 °F).[1] The highest temperature ever recorded in Tamano was 38.2 °C (100.8 °F) on 19 August 1995; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −6.4 °C (20.5 °F) on 26 February 1981.[2]
Climate data for Tamano (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.1 (98.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
Average high °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
20.2 (68.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
5.8 (42.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
Average low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
12.6 (54.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
0.1 (32.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
5.8 (42.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35.5 (1.40) |
42.9 (1.69) |
77.9 (3.07) |
78.7 (3.10) |
103.1 (4.06) |
146.2 (5.76) |
152.5 (6.00) |
78.3 (3.08) |
137.4 (5.41) |
97.4 (3.83) |
48.4 (1.91) |
40.3 (1.59) |
1,038.5 (40.89) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.4 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 91.7 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 158.5 | 152.4 | 182.3 | 202.1 | 212.7 | 166.2 | 203.6 | 237.8 | 171.1 | 179.1 | 161.6 | 159.8 | 2,187.1 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[2][1] |
Per Japanese census data, the population of Tamano in 2020 is 56,531 people.[3] Tamano has been conducting censuses since 1920.
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Tamano population statistics[3] |
Tamano has three international sister cities. They are:
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