Taneichi (種市町, Taneichi-machi) was a town located in Kunohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Taneichi
種市町 | |
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Former municipality | |
![]() Location of Taneichi in Iwate Prefecture | |
![]() ![]() Taneichi Location in Japan | |
Coordinates: 40°25′N 141°43′E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Tōhoku |
Prefecture | Iwate Prefecture |
District | Kunohe |
Merged | April 1, 2005 (now part of Hirono) |
Area | |
• Total | 168.55 km2 (65.08 sq mi) |
Population (January 1, 2006) | |
• Total | 13,449 |
• Density | 79.79/km2 (206.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Climate | Cfb |
Symbols | |
Bird | Eurasian skylark |
Flower | Rosa rugosa |
Tree | Japanese red pine |
The village of Taneichi was created on April 1, 1889 within Kita-Kunohe District with the establishment of the municipality system. Kita-Kunohe District and Minami-Kunohe Districts merged to form Kunohe District on April 1, 1897. Taneichi was raised to town status on April 1, 1951, annexing the village of Nakano on February 11, 1955. On April 1, 2005, Taneichi merged with the town of Ōno (also from Kunohe District) to create the new town of Hirono.
As of January 2006, the town had an estimated population of 13,449 and a population density of 79.79 persons per km2. The total area was 168.55 km2.
Climate data for Taneichi (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) | 14.6 (58.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
33.8 (92.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
Average high °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
14.0 (57.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −14.2 (6.4) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.5 (2.07) |
51.5 (2.03) |
65.0 (2.56) |
74.4 (2.93) |
107.7 (4.24) |
130.4 (5.13) |
173.4 (6.83) |
176.3 (6.94) |
182.5 (7.19) |
129.7 (5.11) |
74.0 (2.91) |
59.2 (2.33) |
1,267 (49.88) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.0 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 120 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 162.2 | 152.0 | 190.0 | 195.6 | 199.7 | 164.4 | 142.1 | 153.2 | 146.7 | 165.2 | 156.3 | 157.2 | 1,988.7 |
Source: JMA[1][2] |
The following table lists Taneichi's schools.