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Yurihonjō
由利本荘市 | |
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 View from Honjo Park | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Yurihonjō in Akita Prefecture | |
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  Yurihonjō | |
| Coordinates: 39°23′9.1″N 140°2′55.8″E / 39.385861°N 140.048833°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Akita |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,209.59 km2 (467.03 sq mi) |
| Population (February 28, 2023) | |
| • Total | 72,550 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0184-24-3321 |
| Address | 17 Ozaki Yurihonjō-shi, Akita-ken 015-8501 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Sakura |
| Tree | Zelkova serrata |
Yurihonjō (由利本荘市, Yurihonjō-shi) is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2023[update], the city has an estimated population of 72,550 in 30,750 households,[1] and a population density of 60 inhabitants per square kilometre (160/sq mi). The total area of the city is 1,209.59 square kilometres (467.03 sq mi).
Geography
Yurihonjō is located in southwest corner of Akita Prefecture, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west, and by Yamagata Prefecture to the south. The main urban center spreads around the south side of the Koyoshi River, about 3 kilometers upstream from the mouth . Yurihonjō is the largest municipality in Akita Prefecture in terms of area, covering approximately one-tenth the area of the prefecture, or about half the area of Kanagawa Prefecture. Part of the city is within the borders of the Chōkai Quasi-National Park.[2]
Neighboring municipalities
Akita Prefecture
Climate
Yurihonjō 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 Yurihonjō is 12.0 °C (53.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,838.7 mm (72.39 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.5 °C (76.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.0 °C (33.8 °F).[3]
| Climate data for Honjō, Yurihonjō (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
16.3 (61.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
12.0 (53.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
8.1 (46.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
0.3 (32.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 153.7 (6.05) |
106.5 (4.19) |
105.0 (4.13) |
101.6 (4.00) |
112.6 (4.43) |
119.7 (4.71) |
190.2 (7.49) |
202.4 (7.97) |
180.4 (7.10) |
189.9 (7.48) |
217.0 (8.54) |
190.1 (7.48) |
1,838.7 (72.39) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 125 (49) |
99 (39) |
22 (8.7) |
trace | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
10 (3.9) |
62 (24) |
315 (124) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 23.2 | 19.3 | 17.2 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 13.3 | 16.1 | 19.4 | 23.6 | 191.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) | 15.5 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.5 | 40.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 29.2 | 53.4 | 118.4 | 178.6 | 196.5 | 179.4 | 154.7 | 200.0 | 161.8 | 138.5 | 82.2 | 40.0 | 1,532.8 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Yashima, Yurihonjō (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.4 (99.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
37.7 (99.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
11.4 (52.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.1 (8.4) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 234.5 (9.23) |
158.6 (6.24) |
142.8 (5.62) |
113.5 (4.47) |
109.2 (4.30) |
127.5 (5.02) |
196.8 (7.75) |
191.5 (7.54) |
179.0 (7.05) |
217.0 (8.54) |
287.0 (11.30) |
293.5 (11.56) |
2,250.8 (88.61) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 225 (89) |
166 (65) |
87 (34) |
4 (1.6) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
15 (5.9) |
135 (53) |
625 (246) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 25.5 | 21.2 | 19.1 | 13.4 | 11.6 | 10.6 | 13.4 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 16.0 | 20.5 | 25.3 | 203 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) | 21.3 | 17.1 | 11.6 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Yurihonjo|||||||