Mashiki, Kumamoto
Mashiki
益城町 | |
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Town | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Mashiki in Kumamoto Prefecture | |
  Mashiki Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 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.town.mashiki.lg.jp |
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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