Kudamatsu
Kudamatsu (下松市, Kudamatsu-shi) is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2014, the city has an estimated population of 55,119, with 24,392 households and a population density of 616 persons per km2. The total area is 89.44 km2.
Kudamatsu
下松市 | |
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 Kudamatsu City Hall | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Kudamatsu in Yamaguchi Prefecture | |
  Kudamatsu Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°1′N 131°52′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku (Sanyo) |
| Prefecture | Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Masuo Kunii |
| Area | |
| • Total | 89.44 km2 (34.53 sq mi) |
| Population (September 1, 2014) | |
| • Total | 55,119 |
| • Density | 629.87/km2 (1,631.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 3-3-3 Ōtemachi, Kudamatsu-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 744-8585 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Salvia splendens |
| Tree | Myrica rubra |
The city was founded on November 3, 1939, being formed by the merger of the former town of Kudamatsu, and the villages of Hanaoka, Kubo and Suetake-minami. Each of these were previously part of Tsuno District.
Geography
Climate
Kudamatsu 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 Kudamatsu is 15.6 °C (60.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,850.1 mm (72.84 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.0 °C (80.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.9 °C (40.8 °F).[1] The highest temperature ever recorded in Kudamatsu was 36.6 °C (97.9 °F) on 13 August 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.6 °C (16.5 °F) on 27 February 1981.[2]
| Climate data for Kudamatsu (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) | 17.9 (64.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
35.4 (95.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
20.5 (68.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
15.6 (60.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.3 (2.14) |
85.2 (3.35) |
148.5 (5.85) |
183.7 (7.23) |
215.6 (8.49) |
277.7 (10.93) |
324.7 (12.78) |
153.8 (6.06) |
169.2 (6.66) |
100.6 (3.96) |
77.7 (3.06) |
59.3 (2.33) |
1,850.1 (72.84) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.5 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 104.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 148.9 | 150.8 | 183.8 | 199.4 | 217.7 | 156.4 | 181.3 | 222.0 | 173.6 | 184.0 | 163.2 | 154.2 | 2,135.5 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Kudamatsu in 2020 is 55,887 people.[3] Kudamatsu has been conducting censuses since 1920.
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References
- 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- Kudamatsu population statistics
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
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