Mashiki (益城町, Mashiki-machi) is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of January 2024, the town has an estimated population of 34,085[1] and a density of 520 persons per km2. The total area is 65.67 km2.
Mashiki
益城町 | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 32°47′N 130°48′E / 32.783°N 130.800°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kyushu |
Prefecture | Kumamoto Prefecture |
District | Kamimashiki |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kōzaburou Suminaga |
Area | |
• Total | 65.67 km2 (25.36 sq mi) |
Population (January 31, 2024) | |
• Total | 34,085 |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | www |
Kumamoto Airport is located in Mashiki.
Mashiki was near the epicenter of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes reporting a Shindo 7 (highest possible level) intensity in the primary foreshock on April 14 and the mainshock on April 16, leading to fire and rubble killing at least 40 people.
Geography
editClimate
editClimate data for Mashiki (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
37.3 (99.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
37.3 (99.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
1.0 (33.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
11.0 (51.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.6 (2.15) |
106.1 (4.18) |
124.8 (4.91) |
148.3 (5.84) |
186.6 (7.35) |
443.7 (17.47) |
469.2 (18.47) |
195.6 (7.70) |
181.8 (7.16) |
98.9 (3.89) |
84.8 (3.34) |
67.4 (2.65) |
2,161.8 (85.11) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.1 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 15.2 | 14.2 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 118.6 |
Source: JMA[2][3] |
Notable People from Mashiki
edit- Minoru Hata, football player
- Shuhei Kamimura, football player
- Taishin Morikawa, football player
- Hiroki Noda, football player
- Ryota Sakata, football player
- Shintaro Shimada, football player
References
edit- ^ "Official website of Mashiki Town" (in Japanese). Japan: Mashiki Town. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ 観測史上1~10位の値(年間を通じての値). JMA. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
External links
edit- Media related to Mashiki, Kumamoto at Wikimedia Commons
- Mashiki official website (in Japanese)