Tomigusuku, Okinawa

Tomigusuku

豊見城市
Tumigushiku
Tomigusuku 豊見城市 Tumigushiku
City
	Tomigusuku City Montage
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	Location of Tomigusuku in Okinawa Prefecture
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	Tomigusuku
	Coordinates: 26°9′40″N 127°40′8″E / 26.16111°N 127.66889°ECoordinates: 26°9′40″N 127°40′8″E / 26.16111°N 127.66889°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Okinawa Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Haruki Yoshii
Area
• Total	19.60 km2 (7.57 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2016)
• Total	61,613
• Density	3,140/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Address	854-1, Aza Onaga, Tomigusuku-shi 901-0292
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.city.tomigusuku.okinawa.jp(in Japanese)
Symbols
Flower	Bougainvillea
Tree	Ebony

Tomigusuku (豊見城市, Tomigusuku-shi, Okinawan: トゥミグシク, romanized: Tumigushiku^[1]) is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2012, the city has an estimated population of 60,004 and a population density of 3117 persons per km².^[2] The total area is 19.25 km².

On April 1, 2002, the administrative status of Tomigusuku was changed from village (Japanese: 村; son) to city (Japanese: 市; shi). Until then it had been the largest village in Japan.

Climate

Climate data for Tomigusuku (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	27.6 (81.7)	26.7 (80.1)	27.8 (82.0)	29.0 (84.2)	31.0 (87.8)	32.6 (90.7)	34.6 (94.3)	35.0 (95.0)	33.9 (93.0)	32.8 (91.0)	30.7 (87.3)	29.0 (84.2)	35.0 (95.0)
Average high °C (°F)	20.1 (68.2)	20.9 (69.6)	22.1 (71.8)	24.4 (75.9)	27.1 (80.8)	29.7 (85.5)	31.9 (89.4)	32.0 (89.6)	31.1 (88.0)	28.7 (83.7)	25.6 (78.1)	21.9 (71.4)	26.3 (79.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	17.5 (63.5)	18.2 (64.8)	19.3 (66.7)	21.6 (70.9)	24.5 (76.1)	27.3 (81.1)	29.3 (84.7)	29.3 (84.7)	28.4 (83.1)	25.9 (78.6)	23.0 (73.4)	19.3 (66.7)	23.6 (74.5)
Average low °C (°F)	15.2 (59.4)	15.8 (60.4)	16.9 (62.4)	19.3 (66.7)	22.4 (72.3)	25.3 (77.5)	27.3 (81.1)	27.2 (81.0)	26.2 (79.2)	23.8 (74.8)	20.9 (69.6)	17.0 (62.6)	21.4 (70.6)
Record low °C (°F)	5.8 (42.4)	10.0 (50.0)	9.0 (48.2)	14.0 (57.2)	16.2 (61.2)	19.9 (67.8)	21.4 (70.5)	23.4 (74.1)	21.9 (71.4)	18.9 (66.0)	14.4 (57.9)	10.0 (50.0)	5.8 (42.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	79.7 (3.14)	92.9 (3.66)	107.2 (4.22)	134.5 (5.30)	222.0 (8.74)	292.3 (11.51)	150.6 (5.93)	227.5 (8.96)	177.7 (7.00)	162.3 (6.39)	110.4 (4.35)	98.1 (3.86)	1,855.1 (73.04)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.2	9.5	10.2	9.3	11.3	11.8	8.8	12.4	11.3	8.1	8.3	9.1	120.3
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency^[3]^[4]

Notable people

Kamejiro Senaga, politician
Hirokazu Nema, basketball coach
Takako Uehara, singer (Speed)
Toshimitsu Higa, baseball player
Mr Miyagi, fictional character , Karate Kid Movies

References

^ 滝原康盛 Takihara Yasumori. 沖縄語会話集日本語・沖縄語・ローマ字付き Okinawago Kaiwashū: Nihongo, Okinawago, Rōmaji-tsuki. (Okinawan Conversation Collection: Japanese, Okinawan, Romaji.) 那覇:沖縄芸能出版 Naha: Okinawa Geinō Shuppan. Heisei 6 (1994). p. 107. (in Japanese)
^ ひとのうごき [Population Trends] (in Japanese). City of Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan: City of Tomigusuku. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

External links

Tomigusuku City official website (in Japanese)
Geographic data related to Tomigusuku, Okinawa at OpenStreetMap

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[1] 滝原康盛 Takihara Yasumori. 沖縄語会話集日本語・沖縄語・ローマ字付き Okinawago Kaiwashū: Nihongo, Okinawago, Rōmaji-tsuki. (Okinawan Conversation Collection: Japanese, Okinawan, Romaji.) 那覇:沖縄芸能出版 Naha: Okinawa Geinō Shuppan. Heisei 6 (1994). p. 107. (in Japanese)

[pop-2] ひとのうごき [Population Trends] (in Japanese). City of Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan: City of Tomigusuku. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-28.

[3] 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[4] 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

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Core city	Naha
Cities	Ginowan Ishigaki Itoman Miyakojima Nago Nanjō Okinawa Tomigusuku Urasoe Uruma
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