is a

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located in

Okayama Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefectur ...

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. The city was founded on April 1, 1952. The municipal district also includes 31 outlying islands including seven inhabited islands in the Kasaoka Islands group. As of February 28, 2017, the city has an estimated

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of 50,160, with 22,446

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s and a

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of 370 persons per km². The total area is 136.03 km².

Geography

Climate

Kasaoka has a

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(

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Kasaoka 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 Kasaoka was on 5 August 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 27 February 1981.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kasaoka in 2020 is 46,088 people. Kasaoka has been conducting censuses since 1950.

Landmarks and local cultural facilities

* Kasaoka is the location of a protected

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breeding habitat and the city features a Horseshoe Crab Museum. * Chikkyo Art Museum * In culinary terms, Kasaoka city is known for its abundance of sea food and a local specialty of chicken based ramen.

Crime and safety

The

Asano-gumi The is a yakuza group based in Okayama, Japan. The Asano-gumi is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 60 active members. History The Asano-gumi was formed in 1945 as a bakuto organization named the by Kunio Oyama. The group restarted as ...

yakuza , also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media, by request of the police, call them , while the ''yakuza'' call themselves . The English equivalent for the term ...

syndicate is based in Kasaoka. The Asano-gumi is the only designated yakuza group based in Okayama Prefecture."2010 Police White Paper Chapter 2 : Furtherance of Organized Crime Countermeasures"
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Sister cities

Kasaoka is twinned with: *

Ōda, Shimane is a city located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The city has a total area of 436.11 km2. On March 1, 2017, the city's population was estimated at 34,354, giving a population density of 79 persons per km2. T ...

, Japan *

Kota Bharu Kota Bharu, colloquially referred to as KB, is a town in Malaysia that serves as the state capital and royal seat of Kelantan. It is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia and lies near the mouth of the Kelantan River. The t ...

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, Malaysia *

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, Sweden

References

External links

*
Kasaoka City official website
Cities in Okayama Prefecture {{Okayama-geo-stub