is a
town located in
Sera 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 ...
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Japan
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On October 1, 2004, the towns of
Kōzan and
Seranishi, both from
Sera District, were merged into the expanded town of Sera.
As of the merger but with 2003 population data, the town has an estimated
population of 19,213 and a
density of 69.04 persons per km². The total (expanded) area is 278.29 km².
After the merger, the former Sera Town Hall officially closed down and the new town hall is now located in the former town of
Kōzan.
Geography
Climate
Sera 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° ...
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Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Sera 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 Sera was on 7 August 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 31 January 1985.][
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Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Sera in 2020 is 15,125 people.[ Sera has been conducting censuses since 1960.
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References
External links
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Sera official website
Towns in Hiroshima Prefecture
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