is a town located in Nita District,

Shimane Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguc ...

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. It was formed on March 31, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Nita and Yokota. As of March 1, 2017, the town has a population of 12,655 and a density of 34 persons per km². The area is 368.06 km².

History

The town of Okuizumo was one of the early centers of Tatara iron making method and remains the only modern site of it, producing a steel for the traditional Japanese swords. Nearby Komaki mine was used to produce tungsten from 1911 to 1984.

Geography

Climate

Okuizumo has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

( Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year. The average annual temperature in Okuizumo 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 Okuizumo was on 19 August 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 28 February 1981.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Okuizumo in 2020 is 11,849 people. Okuizumo has been conducting censuses since 1920.

References

External links

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Okuizumo official website
Towns in Shimane Prefecture {{shimane-geo-stub