is a
city
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located in northeastern
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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. The city was founded on March 31, 1954. As of November 1, 2021, the city has an estimated
population
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of 33,476 and a
population density
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of 26.85 persons per km².
The total area is 1,246.60 km².
On March 31, 2005, the towns of
Hiwa,
Kuchiwa,
Saijō,
Takano, and
Tōjō (all from
Hiba District), and the town of
Sōryō (from
Kōnu District) were merged into Shōbara. Hiba District and Kōnu District were both dissolved as a result of this merger.
Geography
Climate
Shōbara 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 Shōbara 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 Shōbara was on 5 August 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 26 February 1991.][
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Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Shōbara in 2020 is 33,633 people.[ Shōbara has been conducting censuses since 1920.
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References
External links
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Cities in Hiroshima Prefecture
Shōbara, Hiroshima
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