is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and an island located in
Ōshima District,
Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 Square kilometre, km2 (2,359 Square mile, sq mi). Y ...
,
Japan
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Suō-Ōshima was formed on October 1, 2004 from the merger of the former towns of
Ōshima,
Kuka
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,
Tachibana The term has at least two different meanings, and has been used in several contexts.
People
* – a clan of ''kuge'' (court nobles) prominent in the Nara and Heian periods (710–1185)
* – a clan of ''daimyō'' (feudal lords) prominent in the Mu ...
and
Tōwa, all from towns of
Ōshima District.
As of April 1, 2017, the town has an estimated
population
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of 17,030. The total area is 138.17 km².
Suo-Oshima has established a sister island relationship with the County of Kauai, Hawaii in 1963. A 50th Anniversary commemoration was held on Kauai in October 2013. Current Mayors Takumi Shiiki (Suo-Oshima) and Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr. (Kauai) signed a Reaffirmation of Friendship agreement.
Geography
Climate
Suō-Ōshima has a
humid subtropical climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Cfa'') with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is much higher in summer than in winter. The average annual temperature in Suō-Ōshima 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 .
[ The highest temperature ever recorded in Suō-Ōshima was on 20 August 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 27 February 1981.][
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Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Suō-Ōshima in 2020 is 14,798 people.[ Suō-Ōshima has been conducting censuses since 1920.
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Education
Schools in Suo-Oshima:
Oshima Shosen, Suo-Oshima High School
Junior High Schools:
Towa JHS, Kuka JHS, Agenosho JHS, Oshima JHS
Elementary Schools:
Yuda ES, Morino ES, Joyama ES, Kuka ES, Agenosho ES, Shimanaka ES, Meishin ES, Migama ES, Okiura ES
References
External links
Suō-Ōshima official website
Instagram #Suo-OshimaSetouchifinderSetouchifinder(in Japanese)
Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii
Towns in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Islands of the Seto Inland Sea
Islands of Yamaguchi Prefecture
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