is a
town
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Origin and use
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located in
Kimotsuki District,
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,599,779 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 9,187 km2 (3,547 sq mi). Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto P ...
,
Japan
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.
The town was formed on March 22, 2005 from the merger of the towns of
Ōnejime and
Tashiro, both from
Kimotsuki District.
As of July 2010, the town has an estimated
population
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of 9,328. The total area is 163.15 km².
Geography
Climate
Kinkō has a
humid subtropical climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Cfa'') with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, and is heavier in summer, especially the months of June and July. The average annual temperature in Kinkō is . The average annual rainfall is with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around .
Its record high is , reached on 18 August 2020, and its record low is , reached on 25 January 2016.
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Kinkō in 2020 is 6,944 people.
[ Kinkō began the census in 1920, and the town's population peaked in the 1950s at more than 22,000 people; the population has continued to decline since then. After the 2010s, Kinkō's population has fallen below 10,000.
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References
External links
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Kinkō official website
Towns in Kagoshima Prefecture
Populated places established in 2005
2005 establishments in Japan
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