Yoshida, Shizuoka
Yoshida
吉田町 | |
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Town | |
Yoshida Town hall | |
UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
- Tree | Pine |
- Flower | Chrysanthemum |
Phone number | 548-33-1111 |
Address | 87 Sumiyoshi, Yoshida-chō, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka-ken 421-0395 |
Website | Official website |
Yoshida (吉田町, Yoshida-chō) is a town located in Haibara District, southern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2019[update], the town had an estimated population of 29,593 in 11359 households,[1] and a population density of 1400 persons per km². The total area of the town is 20.73 square kilometres (8.00 sq mi).
Geography
Yoshida is located on the coastal plains of southwest Shizuoka Prefecture, facing
Surrounding municipalities
Shizuoka Prefecture
- Makinohara
- Shimada
- Yaizu
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Yoshida has been increasing over the past 50 years.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1940 | 14,303 | — |
1950 | 17,962 | +25.6% |
1960 | 18,171 | +1.2% |
1970 | 19,241 | +5.9% |
1980 | 21,474 | +11.6% |
1990 | 25,147 | +17.1% |
2000 | 27,492 | +9.3% |
2010 | 28,816 | +4.8% |
Climate
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Yoshida is 16.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2151 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 6.3 °C.[3]
History
Located in former
Economy
Yoshida has a mixed economy based on agriculture, commercial fishing and light industry. Local specialities include eel,
Education
Yoshida has three public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government and one public high school operated by the Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education. The town also has a private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.
Transportation
Railway
Yoshida has no passenger railway service.
Highway
Sister city relations
Yoshida had formerly established sister city relations with other cities of the same name around Japan. All of these cities have now been merged into other cities and no longer exist as independent municipalities.
- Yoshida (Saitama Prefecture) - (Became a sister city in 1995) (Now the city of Chichibu)
- Yoshida (Niigata Prefecture) - (Became a sister city in 1995) (Now the city of Tsubame)
- Akitakata)
- Yoshida (Ehime Prefecture) - (Became a sister city in 1995) (Now the city of Uwajima)
- Kagoshima)
References
External links
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- Yoshida official website in Japanese
- Kataoka Shrine (Commonly called "Sumiyoshi Shrine")
Geographic data related to Yoshida, Shizuoka at OpenStreetMap