is a
town
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Origin and use
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located in
Jinseki District,
Hiroshima Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...
,
Japan
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.
Jinsekikōgen was created on November 5, 2004 from the merger of the towns of
Jinseki,
Yuki and
Sanwa, and the village of
Toyomatsu. Before Toyomatsu was incorporated, it was the last remaining village within Hiroshima Prefecture.
As of May 1, 2017 population data, the town has an estimated
population
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of 9,427 and a
density
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of 25 persons per km².
The total area is 381.81 km².
Geography
Climate
Jinsekikōgen has a
humid subtropical climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Cfa'') characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Jinsekikōgen 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 Jinsekikōgen was on 17 July 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 28 February 1981.][
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Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Jinsekikōgen in 2020 is 8,250 people.[ Jinsekikōgen has been conducting censuses since 1960.
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References
External links
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Jinsekikogen official website
Towns in Hiroshima Prefecture
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