is a
city
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located in
Hiroshima Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...
,
Japan
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. It was originally the capital of the former
Bingo Province. The city was founded on March 31, 1954.
Fuchū, Tokyo
260px, Fuchū City Hall
is a city located in western Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. Fuchū serves as a regional commercial center and a commuter town for workers in central Tokyo. The city hosts large scale manufacturing facilities for Toshiba, NEC a ...
became a city the following day. As of May 1, 2011, population data, the city has an estimated
population
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of 43,932, with 17,602
household
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s and a
population density
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of 224.47 people per km². The total area is 195.71 km². On April 1, 2004, the town of
Jōge (from
Kōnu District) was merged into Fuchū.
Geography
Climate
Fuchū has a
humid subtropical climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Cfa'') characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Fuchū is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around .
[ The highest temperature ever recorded in Fuchū was on 17 August 2007; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 27 February 1981.][
]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Fuchū in 2020 is 37,655 people.[ Fuchū has been conducting censuses since 1960.
]
References
External links
Fuchū City official website
Cities in Hiroshima Prefecture
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