Okuizumo
Okuizumo
奥出雲町 | |
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Town | |
 Okuizumo Town Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Okuizumo in Shimane Prefecture | |
  Okuizumo Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 35°11′51″N 133°0′9″E / 35.19750°N 133.00250°ECoordinates: 35°11′51″N 133°0′9″E / 35.19750°N 133.00250°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku San'in |
| Prefecture | Shimane Prefecture |
| District | Nita |
| Area | |
| • Total | 368.06 km2 (142.11 sq mi) |
| Population (March 1, 2017) | |
| • Total | 12,655 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
Okuizumo (奥出雲町, Okuizumo-chō) is a town located in Nita District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
It was formed on March 31, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Nita and Yokota.
As of March 1, 2017, the town has a population of 12,655 and a density of 34 persons per km². The area is 368.06 km².
History
The town of Okuizumo was one of the early centers of Tatara iron making method and remains the only modern site of it, producing a steel for the traditional Japanese swords.[1]
Nearby Komaki mine was used to produce tungsten from 1911 to 1984.[2]
Geography
Climate
Okuizumo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year. The average annual temperature in Okuizumo is 12.3 °C (54.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,754.6 mm (69.08 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.6 °C (76.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.7 °C (33.3 °F).[3] The highest temperature ever recorded in Okuizumo was 36.3 °C (97.3 °F) on 19 August 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.1 °C (8.4 °F) on 28 February 1981.[4]
| Climate data for Yokota, Okuizumo (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
36.3 (97.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
17.9 (64.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
12.3 (54.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
7.4 (45.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 143.1 (5.63) |
114.4 (4.50) |
129.5 (5.10) |
106.4 (4.19) |
114.2 (4.50) |
178.0 (7.01) |
237.3 (9.34) |
154.0 (6.06) |
210.7 (8.30) |
131.1 (5.16) |
96.1 (3.78) |
139.7 (5.50) |
1,754.6 (69.08) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 155 (61) |
128 (50) |
34 (13) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (1.2) |
86 (34) |
401 (158) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 18.6 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 13.6 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 17.7 | 159.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) | 13.5 | 12.6 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 36.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 52.8 | 68.4 | 132.4 | 180.5 | 201.8 | 149.0 | 152.5 | 182.2 | 130.6 | 135.4 | 100.6 | 63.6 | 1,549.8 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[4][3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Okuizumo in 2020 is 11,849 people.[5] Okuizumo has been conducting censuses since 1920.
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References
- ^ "Sights Detail - SIGHTSEEING NAVIGATION IN SHIMANE". www.kankou-shimane.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29.
- ^ "Komaki mine, Komaki, Okuizumo, Nita District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan".
- ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b Okuizumo population statistics
External links
Media related to Okuizumo at Wikimedia Commons- Okuizumo official website (in Japanese)
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