Yanai (柳井市, Yanai-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on March 31, 1954.
Yanai
柳井市 | |
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City | |
Yanai City | |
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![]() Location of Yanai in Yamaguchi Prefecture | |
![]() ![]() Yanai Location in Japan | |
Coordinates: 33°58′N 132°07′E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) |
Prefecture | Yamaguchi Prefecture |
First official recorded | 4th century |
Town settled | January 1, 1905 |
City settled | March 31, 1954 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kentaro Ihara |
Area | |
• Total | 139.90 km2 (54.02 sq mi) |
Population (October 1, 2016) | |
• Total | 32,490 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 1-10-2, Minami-cho, Yanai-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 742-8714 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | www |
Symbols | |
Flower | Azalea and scarlet sage |
Tree | Willow and Osmanthus |
The interchange and the expressway is located in the east. Yanai is bounded by Hikari.
As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 32,490 and a population density of 230 persons per km². The total area is 139.90 km².
On February 21, 2005, the town of Ōbatake (from Kuga District) was merged into Yanai.
Yanai has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is much higher in summer than in winter. The average annual temperature in Yanai is 15.8 °C (60.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,712.4 mm (67.42 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.2 °C (81.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.0 °C (41.0 °F).[1] The highest temperature ever recorded in Yanai was 36.5 °C (97.7 °F) on 18 August 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −7.9 °C (17.8 °F) on 27 February 1981.[2]
Climate data for Yanai (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) | 18.8 (65.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.5 (97.7) |
35.2 (95.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
36.5 (97.7) |
Average high °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.7 (19.9) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.0 (2.13) |
78.5 (3.09) |
137.9 (5.43) |
164.9 (6.49) |
184.4 (7.26) |
276.0 (10.87) |
287.1 (11.30) |
126.9 (5.00) |
152.3 (6.00) |
108.7 (4.28) |
78.0 (3.07) |
63.7 (2.51) |
1,712.4 (67.42) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.5 | 7.7 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 102.5 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 152.8 | 154.0 | 179.5 | 201.3 | 217.9 | 155.3 | 190.1 | 225.5 | 173.5 | 179.3 | 161.8 | 158.8 | 2,149.7 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2] |
Per Japanese census data, the population of Yanai in 2020 is 30,799 people.[3] Yanai has been conducting censuses since 1920.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1950 | 50,375 | — |
1955 | 49,609 | −1.5% |
1960 | 46,447 | −6.4% |
1965 | 44,205 | −4.8% |
1970 | 42,841 | −3.1% |
1975 | 43,341 | +1.2% |
1980 | 42,912 | −1.0% |
1985 | 41,798 | −2.6% |
1990 | 40,478 | −3.2% |
1995 | 38,963 | −3.7% |
2000 | 37,251 | −4.4% |
2005 | 35,927 | −3.6% |
2010 | 34,719 | −3.4% |
2015 | 32,945 | −5.1% |
2020 | 30,799 | −6.5% |
Yanai population statistics[3] |
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