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Sakata
酒田市 | |
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 Sakata Festival, held annually in May | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Sakata in Yamagata Prefecture | |
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  Sakata | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′52.1″N 139°50′11.2″E / 38.914472°N 139.836444°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Yamagata |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Itaru Maruyama (from September 2015) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 602.97 km2 (232.81 sq mi) |
| Population (March 31, 2023) | |
| • Total | 96,777 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0234-22-5111 |
| Address | 2-2-45, Honchō, Sakata-shi, Yamagata-ken 998-8540 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Aquila chrysaetos |
| Flower | Hemerocallis |
| Tree | Zelkova |
Sakata (酒田市, Sakata-shi) is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2023[update], the city had an estimated population of 96,777 in 42,600 households,[1] and a population density of 180 people per km2. The total area of the city is 602.97 km2 (232.81 sq mi).
Geography
Sakata is located in the coastal plains of the northwest corner of Yamagata Prefecture, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west, and by Akita Prefecture to the north. The city has Mount Chōkai on its northern border; however, the urban center is in the flatlands of the Shōnai Plains on the right bank of the Mogami River. The inhabited island of Tobishima, approximately 38 kilometres (24 mi) off the coast of the mainland, is within the administrative borders of the city. The island, as well as part of the mainland portion of the city, is within the borders of the Chōkai Quasi-National Park[2]
Neighboring municipalities
Akita Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture
Climate
Sakata has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Sakata is 13.0 °C (55.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,986.8 mm (78.22 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.5 °C (77.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.9 °C (35.4 °F).[3]
| Climate data for Sakata (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1937−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
37.7 (99.9) |
40.1 (104.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
16.8 (62.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
2.2 (36.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
9.5 (49.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.9 (1.6) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 177.7 (7.00) |
118.4 (4.66) |
111.1 (4.37) |
103.6 (4.08) |
122.6 (4.83) |
125.3 (4.93) |
218.7 (8.61) |
205.6 (8.09) |
176.2 (6.94) |
188.6 (7.43) |
222.0 (8.74) |
217.0 (8.54) |
1,986.8 (78.22) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 85 (33) |
62 (24) |
20 (7.9) |
trace | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (1.2) |
40 (16) |
211 (83) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 24.1 | 19.1 | 17.1 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 12.8 | 14.7 | 19.3 | 23.5 | 188.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 1 cm) | 18.3 | 15.2 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 49.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 79 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 36.8 | 60.1 | 115.1 | 169.0 | 194.7 | 181.9 | 159.5 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Sakata,_Yamagata||||||