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located in south central

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, Japan, on Kyūshū Island. The modern city of Asakura was established on March 20, 2006, from the merger of the former town of Asakura (from Asakura District), absorbing the city of Amagi, and the town of

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(also from Asakura District). As of January 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 57,488 and a

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of 233 persons per km². The total area is 246.73 km².

Geography

Asakura is located about 40 km southeast of Fukuoka and about 20 km northeast of Kurume.

Climate

Asakura has a humid subtropical climate (

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: ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Asakura 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 Asakura was on 16 July 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 25 January 2016.

Adjoining municipalities

** Chikuzen ** Kama ** Kurume ** Tachiarai ** Tōhō ** Ukiha * Ōita Prefecture ** Hita

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Asakura in 2020 is 50,273 people. Asakura has been conducting censuses since 1920.

History

The imperial court moved to the Tachibana no Hironiwa Palace, where it stayed from May until July 661. *October, 1876 - Outbreak of the Akizuki Rebellion *April 1, 1889 - The modern municipal system is established. The current city region is occupied by one

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, Amagi; and 18

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: Akizuki, Asakura, Haki, Hinashiro, Fukuda, Fukunari, Kamiakizuki, Kanagawa, Takagi, Kugumiya, Mada, Masue, Minagi, Miyano, Ōba, Shiwa, Tateishi and Yasukawa. *December 27, 1893 - Akizuki was elevated to town status. *June 15, 1909 - Fukunari and Ōba were merged to create Daifuku Village. *April 17, 1939 - Haki was elevated to town status. *April 1, 1951 - Kugumiya, Masue and Shiwa were merged into Haki Town. *April 1, 1954 - Amagi, Akizuki, Fukuda, Hinashiro, Kamiakizuki, Kanagawa, Mada, Minagi, Tateishi and Yasukawa were all merged to create Amagi City. *March 10, 1955 - Takagi was merged into Amagi City. *March 31, 1955 - Daifuku and Miyano were merged into Asakura Village. *April 1, 1962 - Asakura was elevated to town status. *March 20, 2006 - Amagi, Asakura and Haki were merged to create Asakura City.

Education

Prefectural senior high schools

*Asakura Kōyō Senior High School *Asakura Higashi Senior High School *Asakura Senior High School

Municipal junior high schools

*Amagi Junior High School *Akizuki Junior High School *Haki Junior High School *Hiramatsu Junior High School *Jūmonji Junior High School *Nanryō Junior High School

Municipal elementary schools

*Amagi Elementary School *Asakura Higashi Elementary School *Akizuki Elementary School *Daifuku Elementary School *Fukuda Elementary School *Haki Elementary School *Hinashiro Elementary School *Kanagawa Elementary School *Kugumiya Elementary School *Mada Elementary School *Masue Elementary School *Minagi Elementary School *Shiwa Elementary School *Tateishi Elementary School

Transportation

Air

The closest airport is

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Rail

* Amagi Railway **Amagi Line *** Amagi Station *

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** Amagi Line *** Amagi Station - Mada Station - Kamiura Station

Road

* Expressways ** Ōita Expressway ***Amagi Interchange - Asakura Interchange - Yamada Service Area - Haki Interchange *

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: ** Route 322 ** Route 386 ***Harazuru Roadside Station ** Route 500 *Main prefectural roads: **Mada-Tonta Route 8 **Tosu-Asakura Route 14 **Amagi-Tanushimaru Route 33 **Yame-Kawara Route 52 **Keisenshimo-Akizuki Route 66 **Asakura-Koishiwara Route 79 **Amagi-Asakura-Tanushimaru Route 80

Scenic and historic places

*Akizuki *Akizuki Castle Ruins *Asakura Three Waterwheels *Eso Hachiman Shrine *Harazuru Onsen *Hiratukakawazoe Ruins *Kakurega Forest

Festivals and events

*Dorouchi Festival *Oshiroi Festival

Notable people

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– actress and model

References

External links

*
Asakura City official website
{{Authority control Cities in Fukuoka Prefecture