is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
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). ...
,
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
.
Suō-Ōshima was formed on October 1, 2004 from the merger of the former towns of
Ōshima,
Kuka,
Tachibana and
Tōwa, all from towns of
Ōshima District.
As of April 1, 2017, the town has an estimated
population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
of 13,774. The total area is 138.17 km
2.
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 2023; 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
Transportation
Highway
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References
External links
Suō-Ōshima official website
SetouchifinderMuseum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii
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Towns in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Islands of the Seto Inland Sea
Islands of Yamaguchi Prefecture