Kijō, Miyazaki

Kijō 木城町
Town
Kijō Town Hall
Evergreen oak

Kijō (木城町, Kijō-chō) is a

The total area of the town is 145.96 square kilometres (56.36 sq mi).

Geography

Kijō is an inland town located in the central eastern part of Miyazaki Prefecture The Komaru River flows north to south through the center of the town, and along which multiple hydroelectric power generation dams have been constructed.

Neighbouring municipalities

Miyazaki Prefecture

• Saito
• Hyūga
• Misato
• Kawaminami
• Takanabe
• Tsuno
• Misato

Climate

Kijō has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kijō is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2234 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.5 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kijō has been relatively steady for the past 40 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1970	8,063	—
1980	6,031	−25.2%
1990	5,857	−2.9%
2000	5,871	+0.2%
2010	5,759	−1.9%
2020	5,177	−10.1%

History

The area of Kijō was part of ancient

was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on April 1, 1973.

Government

Kijō has a

.

Economy

The main industry of Kijō is agriculture and forestry.

Education

Kijō has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railways

Kijō has no passenger rail service. The nearest train station is

.

Highways

There are no expressways or national highways running through Kijō. The nearest interchange is the Takanabe Interchange (Higashikyushu Expressway) in neighbouring Takanabe. It is located approximately 3 kilometers from the center of town, making it easily accessible.

References

External links

• Media related to Kijō, Miyazaki at Wikimedia Commons
• Kijō official website Archived 2017-04-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)