Kyōtango 京丹後市 | |
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.jpg) Kotohiki Beach, National Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument | |
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 Location of Kyōtango in Kyoto Prefecture | |
  Kyōtango Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:35°37′27″N135°3′40″E / 35.62417°N 135.06111°E /35.62417; 135.06111 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Kyoto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yasushi Nakayama(since May 2020) |
| Area | |
• Total | 501.43 km2 (193.60 sq mi) |
| Population (February 28, 2022) | |
• Total | 52,683 |
| • Density | 105.07/km2 (272.12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 889 Sugitani, Mineyama-chō, Kyōtango-shi, Kyoto-fu 627-8567 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Veronica omata |
| Tree | Fagus crenata |
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Kyōtango (京丹後市,Kyōtango-shi) is acity located inKyoto Prefecture,Japan. As of 28 February 2022[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 52,683 in 22,886 households and apopulation density of 110 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 601.43 square kilometres (232.21 sq mi).
Kyōtango is located on the coast of theSea of Japan on the western side of theTango Peninsula in the northwestern corner of Kyoto Prefecture. The entire area of Kyōtango is in the eastern part of theSan'in Kaigan Geopark.
Kyōtango has aHumid climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kyōtango is 15.4 °C (59.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,899.1 mm (74.77 in) with December as the wettest month.[2] The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.9 °C (80.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.3 °C (41.5 °F).[3] Its record high is 37.9 °C (100.2 °F), reached on 22 August 2018, and its record low is −5.9 °C (21.4 °F), reached on 26 February 1981.[4]
| Climate data for Kyōtango (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.9 (89.4) | 33.8 (92.8) | 36.3 (97.3) | 37.9 (100.2) | 36.2 (97.2) | 30.4 (86.7) | 25.6 (78.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) | 8.4 (47.1) | 11.8 (53.2) | 17.1 (62.8) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.6 (76.3) | 28.7 (83.7) | 30.5 (86.9) | 26.2 (79.2) | 21.0 (69.8) | 15.9 (60.6) | 10.7 (51.3) | 18.7 (65.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) | 5.5 (41.9) | 8.2 (46.8) | 13.1 (55.6) | 17.6 (63.7) | 21.1 (70.0) | 25.3 (77.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 23.2 (73.8) | 18.2 (64.8) | 13.1 (55.6) | 7.9 (46.2) | 15.4 (59.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) | 2.7 (36.9) | 5.0 (41.0) | 9.5 (49.1) | 14.1 (57.4) | 18.3 (64.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 24.2 (75.6) | 20.6 (69.1) | 15.5 (59.9) | 10.3 (50.5) | 5.2 (41.4) | 12.6 (54.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) | −5.9 (21.4) | −3.0 (26.6) | 1.0 (33.8) | 6.7 (44.1) | 11.7 (53.1) | 16.3 (61.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.1 (57.4) | 4.9 (40.8) | 0.7 (33.3) | −3.4 (25.9) | −5.9 (21.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 222.1 (8.74) | 125.4 (4.94) | 123.7 (4.87) | 99.3 (3.91) | 120.4 (4.74) | 141.8 (5.58) | 170.6 (6.72) | 117.7 (4.63) | 198.0 (7.80) | 138.9 (5.47) | 154.7 (6.09) | 264.9 (10.43) | 1,899.1 (74.77) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 22.8 | 16.7 | 14.5 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 15.5 | 21.6 | 168.4 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 51.0 | 79.5 | 141.4 | 188.1 | 205.8 | 162.9 | 178.4 | 220.9 | 152.7 | 141.8 | 99.2 | 63.7 | 1,692.5 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[4][3] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Kyōtango peaked around 1950 and has been slowly declining since.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 72,135 | — |
| 1930 | 73,478 | +1.9% |
| 1940 | 75,524 | +2.8% |
| 1950 | 83,001 | +9.9% |
| 1960 | 80,106 | −3.5% |
| 1970 | 75,187 | −6.1% |
| 1980 | 72,966 | −3.0% |
| 1990 | 69,085 | −5.3% |
| 2000 | 65,578 | −5.1% |
| 2010 | 59,044 | −10.0% |
| 2020 | 50,860 | −13.9% |
The area of Kyōtango was a major cultural center during theYayoi andKofun periods, and had direct trade contacts with the Asian mainland. Numerousburial mounds were constructed, including theAmino Chōshiyama Kofun, which is one of the largestkofun on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The Mineyama neighborhood was the center of ancientTanba Province in the early 8th century, and became the center ofTango Province after that province was separated from Tanba in 713. During theMuromachi period, the area was under the control of theIsshiki clan, who were replaced by theKyōgoku clan by theEdo PeriodTokugawa shogunate. A cadet branch of the Kyōgoku clan ruledMineyama Domain until theMeiji restoration, with some portions of the area under the direction control of the Shogunate and ruled from the Kumihamadaikansho in the Kumihama neighborhood. The villages of Amino, Tango and Yasaka
With the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889 the villages ofMineyama andOmiya (inNaka District),Amino,Tango, andYasaka (inTakeno District), andKumihama (inKumano District) were created. All were subsequently raised to town status. The1927 Kita Tango earthquake caused major damage in the region and killed around 3,000 people. The city of Kyōtango was established on April 1, 2004, from the merger of these six municipalities with the former Mineyama town hall as the new city hall. Naka, Takeno, and KumanoDistricts were dissolved as a result of the merger.
Kyōtango has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 22 members. Kyōtango contributes one member to theKyoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Kyoto 5th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
TheJapan Air Self-Defense Force maintains a facility in the city called theKyogamisaki Sub-Base. It is part of theBasic Air Defense Ground Environment. The Kyogamisaki Communications Site, aUSFJ missile monitoring station, is located nearby.
Kyōtango has mostly a rural economy based agriculture and commercial fishing. Mineyama, now part of Kyōtango, has a close connection with theHagoromo legend. The Kumihama area is well known for its many hot springs, while Amino is one of the major producers ofTango Chirimen cloth.
Kyōtango has 17 public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the city government and five public high schools operated by the Kyoto Prefectural Department of Education. A campus of theKyoto Institute of Technology and a campus of theKyoto Seika University are also located in the city.
Kyoto Tango Railway –Miyazu Line
Bozhou,Anhui Province,China, since October 11, 2006Kyōtango was home toJiroemon Kimura who was born in the city in 1897. He was the world's oldest living man since April 2011, the oldest living person in Japan since December 2011 and as of December 17, 2012, was the world's oldest verified living person.[6] Kimura lived in Kyōtango his entire life and was said to have recollections of the 1927 earthquake. He spoke of his memories of surviving the earthquake on his 114th birthday.[7] On December 28, 2012, Kimura became the oldest verified man in history, but he died on June 12, 2013.[8]
Other people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Kyōtango include:
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