Katsuragi かつらぎ町 | |
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 Niutsuhime Shrine in Katsuragi | |
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 Location of Katsuragi in Wakayama Prefecture | |
  Katsuragi Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:34°18′N135°30′E / 34.300°N 135.500°E /34.300; 135.500 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Wakayama |
| District | Ito |
| Area | |
• Total | 151.69 km2 (58.57 sq mi) |
| Population (November 30, 2021) | |
• Total | 16,170 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 2160 Chonomachi, Katsuragi-cho, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-7192 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Hydrangea macrophylla |
| Tree | Osmanthus |
Katsuragi (かつらぎ町,Katsuragi-chō) is atown located inIto District,Wakayama Prefecture,Japan. As of 30 November 2021[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 16,170 in 7137 households and apopulation density of 110 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 151.69 square kilometres (58.57 sq mi). The town was named after the nearbyKatsuragi Mountains.
Katsuragi is long and narrow from north to south, and is located in the northeastern part of Wakayama prefecture. The Kinokawa River flows from east to west in the former Katsuragi Town area, and the Kishi River flows from east to west in the Shinshiro area at the southernmost tip of the former Katsuragi Town. In addition, the Arita River runs through the former Hanazono village area. The terrain is sandwiched between the Kii Mountains and the Izumi Mountains, forming a basin.
Wakayama Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
Katsuragi has aHumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Katsuragi is 13.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1771 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.3 °C.[2] The area is subject totyphoons in summer.
| Climate data for Katsuragi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.0 (71.6) | 25.3 (77.5) | 30.1 (86.2) | 32.7 (90.9) | 35.8 (96.4) | 38.2 (100.8) | 40.6 (105.1) | 37.9 (100.2) | 32.4 (90.3) | 27.5 (81.5) | 25.7 (78.3) | 40.6 (105.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) | 10.0 (50.0) | 14.0 (57.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 24.6 (76.3) | 27.3 (81.1) | 31.2 (88.2) | 33.0 (91.4) | 28.5 (83.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 16.7 (62.1) | 11.2 (52.2) | 20.6 (69.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) | 4.5 (40.1) | 7.9 (46.2) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.9 (64.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 25.5 (77.9) | 26.5 (79.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 16.6 (61.9) | 11.0 (51.8) | 6.0 (42.8) | 14.8 (58.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) | −0.2 (31.6) | 2.4 (36.3) | 7.1 (44.8) | 12.1 (53.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 18.2 (64.8) | 12.1 (53.8) | 6.3 (43.3) | 1.8 (35.2) | 10.0 (50.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) | −6.3 (20.7) | −4.1 (24.6) | −2.0 (28.4) | 2.3 (36.1) | 7.8 (46.0) | 14.2 (57.6) | 14.6 (58.3) | 8.1 (46.6) | 2.0 (35.6) | −1.3 (29.7) | −4.7 (23.5) | −6.3 (20.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 59.9 (2.36) | 72.2 (2.84) | 111.0 (4.37) | 105.9 (4.17) | 146.5 (5.77) | 196.2 (7.72) | 184.6 (7.27) | 123.2 (4.85) | 166.2 (6.54) | 149.8 (5.90) | 86.5 (3.41) | 62.1 (2.44) | 1,464 (57.64) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.2 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 115.5 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 104.5 | 119.7 | 159.9 | 188.7 | 200.3 | 144.7 | 180.4 | 221.5 | 155.7 | 151.3 | 135.5 | 112.0 | 1,874.1 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Katsuragi has decreased steadily over the past 70 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 23,967 | — |
| 1930 | 24,718 | +3.1% |
| 1940 | 23,680 | −4.2% |
| 1950 | 28,859 | +21.9% |
| 1960 | 26,411 | −8.5% |
| 1970 | 25,258 | −4.4% |
| 1980 | 24,496 | −3.0% |
| 1990 | 22,764 | −7.1% |
| 2000 | 20,945 | −8.0% |
| 2010 | 18,228 | −13.0% |
The town of Katsuragi was founded by the merger of the town of Ito and Myōji and the village of Miyoshi (all fromIto District) on July 1, 1958. On October 1, 2005 the village ofHanazono, fromIto District, was merged into Katsuragi.
Katsuragi has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral town council of 14 members. Katsuragi, collectively with the other municipalities ofIto District contributes one member to the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Wakayama 2nd district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Katsuragi is one of the largest agricultural areas in Wakayama, and agriculture, horticulture and food processing dominate the local economy.
Katsuragi has five public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government and two public high schools operated by the Wakayama Prefectural Department of Education.
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