Mashiki, Kumamoto
Town in Kyushu, Japan
Mashiki  Flag  Emblem | |
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 Location of Mashiki in Kumamoto Prefecture | |
| 32°47′N 130°48′E / 32.783°N 130.800°E / 32.783; 130.800 | |
| 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 |
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.
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
Climate
| Climate 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
- 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
External links
Media related to Mashiki, Kumamoto at Wikimedia Commons- Mashiki official website (in Japanese)
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