Kamigōri, Hyōgo

Kamigōri (上郡町, Kamigōri-chō) is a town located in Akō District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Kamigōri
上郡町
Town
Kamigōri town hall
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Location of Kamigōri in Hyōgo Prefecture
Kamigōri
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°52′N 134°21′E
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureHyōgo Prefecture
DistrictAkō
Government
 • MayorYutaka Tōyama
Area
 • Total150.28 km2 (58.02 sq mi)
Population
 (May 1, 2017)
 • Total15,448
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.town.kamigori.hyogo.jp
Symbols
FlowerDahlia
TreeCamellia japonica

As of May 2017, the town had an estimated population of 15,448 and a density of 100 persons per km².[1] The total area is 150.28 km².

Geography

Neighboring municipalities

Climate

Kamigōri has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool to cold winters. Precipitation is significantly higher in summer than in winter, though on the whole lower than most parts of Honshū, and there is no significant snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kamigōri is 14.6 °C (58.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,302.2 mm (51.27 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8 °C (80.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.2 °C (37.8 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Kamigōri was 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) on 9 August 2006; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.3 °C (13.5 °F) on 9 January 2021.[3]

Climate data for Kamigōri (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.4
(66.9)		 21.9
(71.4)		 25.3
(77.5)		 29.6
(85.3)		 32.8
(91.0)		 35.0
(95.0)		 36.8
(98.2)		 37.5
(99.5)		 36.0
(96.8)		 30.8
(87.4)		 25.4
(77.7)		 20.1
(68.2)		 37.5
(99.5)
Average high °C (°F) 9.1
(48.4)		 10.2
(50.4)		 13.8
(56.8)		 19.5
(67.1)		 24.3
(75.7)		 27.2
(81.0)		 30.7
(87.3)		 32.4
(90.3)		 28.4
(83.1)		 22.9
(73.2)		 17.0
(62.6)		 11.4
(52.5)		 20.6
(69.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)		 4.0
(39.2)		 7.4
(45.3)		 12.8
(55.0)		 17.9
(64.2)		 22.0
(71.6)		 25.9
(78.6)		 26.8
(80.2)		 22.7
(72.9)		 16.5
(61.7)		 10.5
(50.9)		 5.3
(41.5)		 14.6
(58.2)
Average low °C (°F) −1.6
(29.1)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 1.4
(34.5)		 6.3
(43.3)		 11.9
(53.4)		 17.6
(63.7)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.8
(73.0)		 18.4
(65.1)		 11.7
(53.1)		 5.5
(41.9)		 0.4
(32.7)		 9.6
(49.3)
Record low °C (°F) −10.3
(13.5)		 −8.6
(16.5)		 −6.8
(19.8)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 1.5
(34.7)		 7.8
(46.0)		 14.3
(57.7)		 15.1
(59.2)		 6.3
(43.3)		 1.0
(33.8)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 −7.6
(18.3)		 −10.3
(13.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.5
(1.48)		 48.0
(1.89)		 91.6
(3.61)		 102.4
(4.03)		 135.8
(5.35)		 172.4
(6.79)		 201.4
(7.93)		 120.1
(4.73)		 177.9
(7.00)		 108.1
(4.26)		 58.0
(2.28)		 49.1
(1.93)		 1,302.2
(51.27)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5.4 6.4 8.9 9.6 9.7 11.5 11.4 8.2 9.6 8.1 5.9 5.5 100.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 142.1 140.3 177.2 193.0 198.0 145.6 150.8 203.1 157.4 170.0 153.9 146.9 1,984.7
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kamigōri in 2020 is 13,879 people.[4] Kamigōri has been conducting censuses since 1950.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1950 19,959—    
1955 19,000−4.8%
1960 17,798−6.3%
1965 17,153−3.6%
1970 16,902−1.5%
1975 17,448+3.2%
1980 18,388+5.4%
1985 18,900+2.8%
1990 18,781−0.6%
1995 18,849+0.4%
2000 18,419−2.3%
2005 17,603−4.4%
2010 16,634−5.5%
2015 15,224−8.5%
2020 13,879−8.8%
Kamigōri population statistics[4]

Notable places

References
  1. "Official website of Kamigōri Town" (in Japanese). Japan: Kamigōri Town. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. Kamigōri population statistics


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