Kiso, Nagano (town)
Kiso
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Coordinates: 35°50′33.1″N 137°41′29.6″E / 35.842528°N 137.691556°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) |
Prefecture | Nagano |
District | Kiso |
Area | |
• Total | 476.03 km2 (183.80 sq mi) |
Population (April 2019) | |
• Total | 11,045 |
• Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
Phone number | 0264-22-3000 |
Address | 2326-1 Fukushima, Kiso-machi, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken 397-8588 |
Climate | Dfa |
Website | Official website |
Kiso (
Geography
[edit]Kiso is located in mountainous southwest Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the west.
Surrounding municipalities
[edit]- Nagano Prefecture
- Gifu Prefecture
Climate
[edit]The town has a climate characterized by characterized by warm and humid summers, and cold winters with heavy snowfall (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Kiso is 10.8 °C (51.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,926.7 mm (75.85 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.2 °C (73.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around −1.4 °C (29.5 °F).[3]
Climate data for Kisofukushima, Kiso (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
17.5 (63.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
10.8 (51.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.2 (2.49) |
83.2 (3.28) |
146.8 (5.78) |
157.2 (6.19) |
177.0 (6.97) |
220.7 (8.69) |
289.7 (11.41) |
187.8 (7.39) |
231.0 (9.09) |
183.5 (7.22) |
112.7 (4.44) |
73.9 (2.91) |
1,926.7 (75.85) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.2 | 7.3 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 13.8 | 14.9 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 128.2 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 141.1 | 155.2 | 181.5 | 198.8 | 210.0 | 160.2 | 166.1 | 195.1 | 157.1 | 158.4 | 149.9 | 131.9 | 2,005.3 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[4][3] |
Climate data for Kaida, Kiso (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) | 11.4 (52.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
5.8 (42.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
7.5 (45.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −21.6 (−6.9) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
5.1 (41.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76.8 (3.02) |
94.2 (3.71) |
162.2 (6.39) |
174.4 (6.87) |
202.3 (7.96) |
240.5 (9.47) |
304.0 (11.97) |
199.6 (7.86) |
252.6 (9.94) |
200.0 (7.87) |
126.1 (4.96) |
92.9 (3.66) |
2,109.9 (83.07) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 127 (50) |
115 (45) |
91 (36) |
14 (5.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
6 (2.4) |
79 (31) |
430 (169) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.5 | 10.4 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 14.4 | 15.7 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 145.1 |
Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) | 15.7 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.1 | 54.1 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[5][6] |
History
[edit]The area of present-day Kiso was part of ancient Shinano Province.
The modern town was created through a merger of the town of Kiso-Fukushima with the villages of Hiyoshi, Kaida and Mitake on November 1, 2005.
Demographics
[edit]Per Japanese census data,[7] the population of Kiso has decreased rapidly over the past 60 years and is now less than half what it was in 1940.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1940 | 22,256 | — |
1950 | 22,190 | −0.3% |
1960 | 22,429 | +1.1% |
1970 | 18,868 | −15.9% |
1980 | 17,426 | −7.6% |
1990 | 15,789 | −9.4% |
2000 | 14,866 | −5.8% |
2010 | 12,750 | −14.2% |
2020 | 10,584 | −17.0% |
Education
[edit]Kiso has four public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government, and one high school operated the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education. The prefectural also operates a special education school. The Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University is located in Kiso.
Transportation
[edit]Railway
[edit]Highway
[edit]Local attractions
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kiso Town official statistics(in Japanese)
- ^ The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan Archived 2015-02-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- ^ a b
気象庁 /平年 値 (年 ・月 ごとの値 ). JMA. Retrieved April 23, 2022. - ^
観測 史上 1~10位 の値 (年間 を通 じての値 ). JMA. Retrieved April 23, 2022. - ^
観測 史上 1~10位 の値 (年間 を通 じての値 ). JMA. Retrieved April 23, 2022. - ^
気象庁 /平年 値 (年 ・月 ごとの値 ). JMA. Retrieved April 23, 2022. - ^ Kiso population statistics
External links
[edit]- Media related to Kiso, Nagano (town) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)