Kumatori, Osaka
Kumatori
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Tree | Prunus mume |
Kumatori (熊取町, Kumatori-chō) is a town located in Sen'nan District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2021[update], the town had an estimated population of 43,154 in 18377 households and a population density of 2500 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 17.24 square kilometres (6.66 sq mi).
Geography
Kumatori is located 30 kilometers from central Osaka, in the southern part of Osaka Prefecture, east of Izumisano City, where Kansai International Airport is located. The town is roughly in the shape of a leaf, about 4.8 kilometers east-west and 7.8 kilometers north-south. The eastern part is the foothills of the Izumi Mountains, and the ground is gradually lower from the southeast toward the northwest. The Mide, Uyama, and Sumiyoshi rivers that originate in the Izumi Mountains flow through the central part of the town towards Osaka Bay.
Neighboring municipalities
- Izumisano
- Kaizuka
Climate
Kumatori has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kumatori is 16.0 °C (60.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,332.5 mm (52.46 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.6 °C (81.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.3 °C (41.5 °F).[2]
Climate data for Kumatori (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) | 18.7 (65.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.3 (95.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
16.0 (60.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.7 (47.7) |
4.2 (39.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 50.6 (1.99) |
62.6 (2.46) |
107.5 (4.23) |
102.1 (4.02) |
138.0 (5.43) |
167.7 (6.60) |
162.1 (6.38) |
97.7 (3.85) |
157.8 (6.21) |
151.0 (5.94) |
84.3 (3.32) |
59.9 (2.36) |
1,332.5 (52.46) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.5 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 102.5 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 122.9 | 133.5 | 172.2 | 190.2 | 195.7 | 144.1 | 183.3 | 226.4 | 159.3 | 160.6 | 138.3 | 120.8 | 1,947.3 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] |
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Kumatori has been increasing over the past century.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1920 | 5,352 | — |
1930 | 5,997 | +12.1% |
1940 | 7,685 | +28.1% |
1950 | 9,463 | +23.1% |
1960 | 10,815 | +14.3% |
1970 | 13,808 | +27.7% |
1980 | 25,432 | +84.2% |
1990 | 38,905 | +53.0% |
2000 | 42,914 | +10.3% |
2010 | 45,072 | +5.0% |
History
The area of the modern town of Kumatori was within ancient
Government
Kumatori has a
Economy
Since then
Education
Universities and colleges
- Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
- Osaka University of Tourism
- Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science is located in Kumatori.
Primary and secondary education
Kumatori has five public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public combined middle/high school operated by the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railways
Highways
Local attractions
- Okuyama-Ameyama Nature Park
Sister city relations
- Victoria, Australia
Notable people from Kumatori
- Toru Murata, baseball player
- Sei Muroya, football player
- Yuhei Nakaushiro, baseball player
References
- ^ "Kumatori Town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ 観測史上1~10位の値(年間を通じての値). JMA. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ Kumatori population statistics
External links
- Media related to Kumatori, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons
- Kumatori official website (in Japanese)