Kuki, Saitama
Kuki
久喜市 | |
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UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
Phone number | 0480-22-1111 |
Address | 85-3 Shimohayami, Kuki-shi, Saitama-ken 346-8501 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | Official website |
Symbols | |
Flower | Pyrus pyrifolia |
Tree | Ginkgo biloba |
Kuki (久喜市, Kuki-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020[update], the city had an estimated population of 152,569 in 67,339 households and a population density of 1900 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 82.41 square kilometres (31.82 sq mi).
Geography
Kuki is located in northeastern Saitama Prefecture, approximately 50 kilometers from downtown Tokyo in the alluvial plains of the Tone River.
Surrounding municipalities
- Koga
- Goka
Climate
Kuki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kuki is 14.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1338 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.6 °C.[2]
Climate data for Kuki (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) | 18.3 (64.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.7 (99.9) |
32.7 (90.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
14.9 (58.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.2 (1.70) |
38.6 (1.52) |
82.0 (3.23) |
99.5 (3.92) |
124.2 (4.89) |
142.7 (5.62) |
147.3 (5.80) |
146.8 (5.78) |
199.2 (7.84) |
190.9 (7.52) |
65.4 (2.57) |
41.6 (1.64) |
1,321.4 (52.02) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3.9 | 4.8 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 8.4 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 100.3 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 204.3 | 191.0 | 191.5 | 188.7 | 187.6 | 132.4 | 150.8 | 178.6 | 136.3 | 140.9 | 162.1 | 186.0 | 2,050.2 |
Source: JMA[3][4] |
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Kuki has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1950 | 59,114 | — |
1960 | 60,409 | +2.2% |
1970 | 74,477 | +23.3% |
1980 | 114,920 | +54.3% |
1990 | 141,400 | +23.0% |
2000 | 154,292 | +9.1% |
2010 | 154,310 | +0.0% |
2020 | 150,582 | −2.4% |
History
During the
Government
Kuki has a
Economy
Kuki remains primarily an agricultural area, with rice as the predominant crop. The city has three industrial parks.
Education
- Tokyo University of Science has a campus at Kuki.
- Kuki has 23 public elementary schools and 11 public middle schools operated by the city government, and five public high schools operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.
Transportation
Railway
Highway
- Ken-Ō Expressway – Shobu Parking Area – Kuki-Shiraoka Junction
- Tōhoku Expressway – Kuki-Shiraoka Junction – Kuki Interchange
- National Route 4
- National Route 122
- National Route 125
Local attractions
The city is famous as the setting of anime series Lucky Star and The Fruit of Grisaia, bringing thousands of anime tourists to see Washinomiya Shrine each year.[7]
Sister city relations
- - Roseburg, Oregon, USA[8]
References
- ^ "Kuki city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Kuki climate data
- ^ 観測史上1~10位の値(年間を通じての値). JMA. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ Kuki population statistics
- ^ [1] Archived 2008-04-18 at the Wayback Machine Japanese government site
- ^ "Washinomiya Promotes The Fruit of Grisaia in New Year's Festival". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links
- Official Website (in Japanese)
- Kuki-citizen website (in Japanese)