Maizuru 舞鶴市 | |||||||||
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 Location of Maizuru in Kyoto Prefecture | |||||||||
  Maizuru Location in Japan | |||||||||
| Coordinates:35°28′N135°23′E / 35.467°N 135.383°E /35.467; 135.383 | |||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||
| Region | Kansai | ||||||||
| Prefecture | Kyoto | ||||||||
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| • Mayor | Ryozo Tatami | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 342.13 km2 (132.10 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population (February 28, 2022) | |||||||||
• Total | 78,644 | ||||||||
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) | ||||||||
| City hall address | 1044 Kitasui, Maizuru-shi, Kyōto-fu 625-8555 | ||||||||
| Climate | Cfa | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
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| Flower | Azalea | ||||||||
| Tree | Japanese zelkova | ||||||||
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Maizuru (舞鶴市,Maizuru-shi) is acity inKyoto Prefecture,Japan. As of 28 February 2022[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 78,644 in 34,817 households and apopulation density of 230 persons per km².[2] The total area of the city is 342.13 square kilometres (132.10 sq mi).
Maizuru is located in northern Kyoto Prefecture, facing scenicMaizuru Bay on theSea of Japan to the north and Fukui Prefecture to the east.
Fukui Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture
LikeToyooka inHyōgo Prefecture, Maizuru has a climate resembling theHokuriku region rather than the rest of Kansai, though it is less wet than other Hokuriku towns during the late autumn and winter because its location on a deep inlet means the northerly winds driven by theSiberian High andAleutian Low do not produce as much rain and/or snow. In the summer, however, Maizuru can be extremely oppressive as the intense radiation creates extreme humidity around the bay: on August 13, 1994 the town recorded aminimum temperature of 29 °C (84.2 °F).[3]
| Climate data for Maizuru (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1947−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.4 (77.7) | 32.6 (90.7) | 34.6 (94.3) | 37.1 (98.8) | 38.8 (101.8) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.3 (100.9) | 31.4 (88.5) | 26.3 (79.3) | 22.9 (73.2) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) | 8.5 (47.3) | 12.7 (54.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 26.6 (79.9) | 30.7 (87.3) | 32.4 (90.3) | 27.6 (81.7) | 22.0 (71.6) | 16.2 (61.2) | 10.4 (50.7) | 19.7 (67.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) | 4.1 (39.4) | 7.4 (45.3) | 12.7 (54.9) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.6 (70.9) | 25.9 (78.6) | 27.1 (80.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 11.3 (52.3) | 6.2 (43.2) | 14.8 (58.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) | 0.5 (32.9) | 2.8 (37.0) | 7.4 (45.3) | 12.7 (54.9) | 17.7 (63.9) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.3 (73.9) | 19.3 (66.7) | 13.2 (55.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 2.8 (37.0) | 10.9 (51.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) | −8.8 (16.2) | −6.2 (20.8) | −3.2 (26.2) | 0.9 (33.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 13.0 (55.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 7.9 (46.2) | 2.5 (36.5) | −1.7 (28.9) | −6.7 (19.9) | −8.8 (16.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 183.4 (7.22) | 146.6 (5.77) | 140.5 (5.53) | 116.6 (4.59) | 142.8 (5.62) | 154.9 (6.10) | 192.6 (7.58) | 149.6 (5.89) | 238.3 (9.38) | 179.9 (7.08) | 132.5 (5.22) | 163.6 (6.44) | 1,941.2 (76.43) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 54 (21) | 49 (19) | 9 (3.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 24 (9.4) | 135 (53) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 18.7 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 16.7 | 156.1 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 1 cm) | 8.9 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 22.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 82 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 77 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 72.1 | 82.5 | 123.0 | 165.3 | 182.9 | 136.0 | 151.2 | 194.7 | 134.5 | 128.6 | 101.3 | 80.4 | 1,552.4 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[6] the population of Maizuru has declined gradually over the past 30 years.
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The area of Maizuru has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and numerous traces ofJomon andYayoi period settlements have been discovered by archaeologists. The Yura River valley in particular was densely populated, and manykofun burial mounds have been found. The area became part ofTango Province in theNara period. During theMuromachi period, theIsshiki clan ruled asshugo of the province, but were replaced in theSengoku period with theHosokawa clan, who constructedTanabe Castle, whose nickname "Maizuru Castle" was later adopted as the name of the city. Following theBattle of Sekigahara,Tokugawa Ieyasu awarded the entire province of Tango toKyōgoku Takatomo, who establishedMiyazu Domain. To ensure the succession of his line, Kyōgoku Takatomo gave 35,000koku of his holdings to his third son, Kyōgoku Takamitsu, and established a cadet branch of the clan atTango-Tanabe Domain, based at Maizuru Castle. The Kyōgoku were replaced by a cadet branch of theMakino clan, who ruled until theMeiji restoration in 1871. The town of Maizuru was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The same year, theMaizuru Naval District was created and the associatedMaizuru Naval Arsenal for ship basing, construction, and repair was created in 1901. In theRusso-Japanese War, many warships were based there, due to its proximity to theSea of Japan. Maizuru was raised to city status on August 1, 1938.
After the Second World War, Maizuru was a key port for returning Japanese servicemen and detainees from continental Asia for over 13 years.[7] Today,JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base is a key district headquarters for theJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Maizuru has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 26 members. Maizuru contributes two members to theKyoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Kyoto 5th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Maizuru has a mixed economy, with commerce, agriculture, forestry,tourism and commercial fishing all playing major roles. Industry, centered on wood processing andshipbuilding, have declined severely due to overseas competition, butJapan Marine United, a large shipbuilding corporation, has one of its main shipyards in Maizuru.
Maizuru has 20 public elementary schools and seven public middle schools operated by the town government and two public high schools operated by the Kyoto Prefectural Department of Education. There is also one private high school.
The community previously had aNorth Korean school, Maizuru Korean Elementary and Junior High School (舞鶴朝鮮初中級学校).[8]
Kyoto Tango Railway –Miyazu Line
Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway
Kyoto Jūkan Expressway
National Route 27
National Route 175
National Route 177
National Route 178
-Nakhodka,Primorsky Krai,Russia in June 1961, the first Russian - Japanese sister towns in history.[9]
-Dalian,Liaoning,China since 1982
-Portsmouth,Hampshire,England since 1998.
-Rishtan,Fergana region,Uzbekistan since 2019.Maizuru is dotted with sightseeing spots. There is Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Museum, a commemorative hall which documents thereturn of half a million servicemen and detainees from Soviet internment, and an observatory which overlooks theRias seashore of the Maizuru Bay.
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