Kudamatsu
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Kudamatsu
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Kudamatsu City Hall | |
![]() Location of Kudamatsu in Yamaguchi Prefecture | |
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Coordinates: 34°00′54″N 131°52′13″E / 34.01500°N 131.87028°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūgoku (Sanyo) |
Prefecture | Yamaguchi |
Government | |
• Mayor | Masuo Kunii |
Area | |
• Total | 89.35 km2 (34.50 sq mi) |
Population (May 31, 2014) | |
• Total | 56,892 |
• Density | 640/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 3-3-3 Ōtemachi, Kudamatsu-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 744-8585 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | Official website |
Symbols | |
Flower | Salvia splendens |
Tree | Myrica rubra |
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Kudamatsu (
Geography
[edit]Kudamatsu is sandwiched between the cities of Shunan and Hikari, with which it has strong ties in terms of industry, economy, and population exchange; the three cities are informally called the "Shunan District". The city includes the islands of Kasado and Furushima offshore. In the south, facing the Seto Inland Sea, is the main industrial area and port.The northern area is increasingly a suburban residential area.
Neighbouring municipalities
[edit]Yamaguchi Prefecture
Climate
[edit]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).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Kudamatsu was 37.2 °C (99.0 °F) on 6 August 2023; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.6 °C (16.5 °F) on 27 February 1981.[3]
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) |
37.2 (99.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
Mean daily maximum °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) |
Mean daily minimum °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[2][3] |
Demographics
[edit]Per Japanese census data, the population of Kudamatsu in 2020 is 55,887 people.[4] Kudamatsu has been conducting censuses since 1920.
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Kudamatsu population statistics[4] |
History
[edit]The area of Kudamatsu was part of an ancient Suō Province.
The fallen star legend[5] associated with the arrival of Prince Imseong from Baekje, the reputed ancestor of the Ōuchi clan, is central to the history of Kudamatsu (
Myōkengu Juto-ji Temple (
During the Edo Period, the area was part of the holdings of Chōshū Domain and Tokuyama Domain. Following the Meiji restoration, the village of Toyoi (
Government
[edit]Kudamatsu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 20 members. Kudamatsu contributes two members to the Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Yamaguchi 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
[edit]Kudamatsu is part of the Shunan industrial complex (a part of the Setouchi industrial area) that spreads across the Tokuyama-Kudamatsu Port area. It has multiple large-scale factories, notably the Hitachi, Ltd. Kasado Works which produces domestic and overseas railway vehicles and Toyo Kohan, which produces materials for beverage cans and hard disk substrates.
Education
[edit]Kudamatsu has seven public elementary school and three public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Yamaguchi Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
[edit]Railway
[edit] JR West (JR West) - San'yō Main Line
JR West (JR West) - Gantoku Line
Highways
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kudamatsu city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ a b
気象庁 /平年 値 (年 ・月 ごとの値 ). JMA. Retrieved May 24, 2022. - ^ a b
観測 史上 1~10位 の値 (年間 を通 じての値 ). JMA. Retrieved May 24, 2022. - ^ a b Kudamatsu population statistics
- ^ ""Falling Star Legend"" (PDF). Kudamatsu Tourist Guidebook.
- ^ "
山口 県 下松 市 /下松 公園 (星 の塔 )". www.city.kudamatsu.lg.jp. Retrieved 2024-02-21. - ^ "Myokengu Juto-ji Temple". VISIT KUDAMATSU (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)