Kanuma, Tochigi
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Kanuma
鹿沼市 | |
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 Kanuma City Hall | |
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UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
| Phone number | 0289-64-2111 |
| Address | 1688-1 Imamiyachō, Kanuma-shi, Tochigi-ken 322-0068 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Satsuki azalea |
| Tree | Cryptomeria |
Kanuma (鹿沼市, Kanuma-shi) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020[update], the city had an estimated population of 94,926 in 36,795 households,[1] and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 490.64 km2 (189.44 sq mi).
Geography
Kanuma is located in central
Surrounding municipalities
Climate
Kanuma has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kanuma is 13.1 °C (55.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,677.2 mm (66.03 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.9 °C (76.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.5 °C (34.7 °F).[2]
| Climate data for Kanuma (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.1 (98.8) |
35.6 (96.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
37.1 (98.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
18.9 (66.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
8.3 (47.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.9 (1.61) |
37.5 (1.48) |
91.8 (3.61) |
125.7 (4.95) |
153.0 (6.02) |
203.6 (8.02) |
239.3 (9.42) |
240.4 (9.46) |
246.1 (9.69) |
186.1 (7.33) |
75.8 (2.98) |
37.2 (1.46) |
1,677.2 (66.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.0 | 5.0 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 10.1 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 118.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 206.4 | 194.5 | 196.1 | 187.8 | 177.5 | 120.6 | 128.2 | 153.4 | 122.6 | 139.3 | 166.7 | 195.2 | 1,988.4 |
| Source 1: 理科年表 | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Japan Meteorological Agency (averages: 1981-2010; peaks: 1888-present)[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Kanuma peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 68,981 | — |
| 1930 | 74,561 | +8.1% |
| 1940 | 77,462 | +3.9% |
| 1950 | 98,504 | +27.2% |
| 1960 | 91,896 | −6.7% |
| 1970 | 89,196 | −2.9% |
| 1980 | 95,999 | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 101,098 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 104,764 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 103,257 | −1.4% |
| 2020 | 94,033 | −8.9% |
History
Kanuma was the castle town for a 25,000 koku feudal domain in the early Edo period. Even after the domain was suppressed by the Tokugawa shogunate, the area continued to prosper from its location with a number of post stations on the Nikkō Reiheishi Kaidō. The town of Kanuma was created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of then modern municipalities system. It was raised to city status on October 10, 1948. On January 1, 2006, the town of Awano (from Kamitsuga District) was merged into Kanuma.
Government
Kanuma has a
Economy
The economy of Kanuma is primarily agricultural.
Education
Kanuma has 24
Transportation
Railway
- Niregi - Momiyama - Shin-Kanuma - Kita-Kanuma - Itaga
Highway
Tōhoku Expressway – Kanuma Interchange
National Route 121
National Route 293
National Route 352
Local attractions
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External relations
– Tieling, Liaoning, China- Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA [6]
Notable people
- Guts Ishimatsu, boxer
- Hisashi Kurosaki, football player
- Manabu Wakabayashi, football player
- Sayaka Hirano, table tennis player
- Takeji Nara, Imperial Japanese Army general
- Tosio Kato, mathematician
- Michio Yuzawa, politician and cabinet minister
References
- ^ "Kanuma City official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ a b "平年値（年ごとの値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ "観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ Kanuma population statistics
- ^ "Elementary and junior high schools". Kanuma City. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Bakken, Ryan (2003-10-21). "Japanese Residents Will Dedicate New Garden". Grand Forks Herald.
External links
Media related to Kanuma, Tochigi at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)
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