Misato, Miyazaki
Misato
美郷町 | |
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Town | |
 Shosoin style in Misato, which built by part of tourism and relationship in Japan and South Korea | |
 Flag  Chapter | |
 Location of Misato in Miyazaki Prefecture | |
  Misato Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 32°25′56″N 131°22′45″E / 32.43222°N 131.37917°ECoordinates: 32°25′56″N 131°22′45″E / 32.43222°N 131.37917°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Miyazaki Prefecture |
| District | Higashiusuki |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hikoichi Kikuta (since February 2010) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 448.84 km2 (173.30 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2019) | |
| • Total | 4,823 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | Saigo-ku, Tashiro 1, Misato Town, Higashi-Usuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県東臼杵郡三郷町西郷区田代１番地) 883-1101 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Japanese white-eye |
| Flower | Prunus mume |
| Tree | Ternstroemia gymnanthera |
Misato (美郷町, Misato-chō) is a town located in Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
The town was formed on January 1, 2006 from the merger of the villages of Kitagō, Nangō and Saigō, all from Higashiusuki District.
As of October 1, 2019, the town has an estimated population of 4,823, with 2,292 households[1] and the population density of 10.7 persons per km². The total area is 448.84 km².
Geography
Climate
Misato has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Misato is 14.9 °C (58.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 3,229.0 mm (127.13 in) with August as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.5 °C (77.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.9 °C (39.0 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Misato was 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) on 18 August 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.1 °C (12.0 °F) on 27 February 1981.[3]
| Climate data for Nangō, Misato (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.1 (73.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.9 (94.8) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.2 (102.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
14.9 (58.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.7 (12.7) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
1.4 (34.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.9 (2.79) |
104.1 (4.10) |
166.3 (6.55) |
185.9 (7.32) |
237.9 (9.37) |
519.7 (20.46) |
479.5 (18.88) |
548.2 (21.58) |
534.2 (21.03) |
217.1 (8.55) |
91.1 (3.59) |
74.1 (2.92) |
3,229 (127.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.2 | 7.8 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 16.9 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 127.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 180.2 | 164.6 | 182.6 | 187.3 | 181.4 | 110.9 | 160.6 | 166.1 | 135.8 | 163.0 | 158.5 | 172.3 | 1,963.4 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Misato in 2020 is 4,826 people.[4] Misato has been conducting censuses since 1920.
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Local attraction
Museum of Baekje in Misato and West Shosoin in Misato, both built in 1996, as part of the tourism partnership in Japan and South Korea.[citation needed]
Transportation
Highways
References
- ^ "Official website of Misato Town" (in Japanese). Japan: Misato Town. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ a b 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ a b Misato population statistics
External links
Media related to Misato, Miyazaki at Wikimedia Commons- Misato official website (in Japanese)
- Misato official website (in English)
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