Mihama 美浜町 | |
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 Mihama Town Hall | |
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 Location of Mihama in Fukui Prefecture | |
  Mihama | |
| Coordinates:35°36′2.2″N135°56′26.1″E / 35.600611°N 135.940583°E /35.600611; 135.940583 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Hokuriku) |
| Prefecture | Fukui |
| District | Mikata |
| Area | |
• Total | 152.35 km2 (58.82 sq mi) |
| Population (August 2018) | |
• Total | 9,643 |
| • Density | 63.30/km2 (163.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0770-32-1111 |
| Address | 25-25, Goichi, Mihama-cho, Mikata-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1192 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Rhododendron |
| Tree | Pine |
Mihama (美浜町,Mihama-chō) is atown located inFukui Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 May 2018[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 9,643 in 3175 households and thepopulation density of 63 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town was 152.35 square kilometres (58.82 sq mi).
Mihama is located in southwestern Fukui Prefecture, bordered byShiga Prefecture to the south and the heavily indentedria coast ofWakasa Bay ofSea of Japan to the north. Parts of the town are within the borders of theWakasa Wan Quasi-National Park.
Mihama has aHumid climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Mihama is 15.0 °C (59.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,196.2 mm (86.46 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.0 °C (80.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.3 °C (39.7 °F).[2]
| Climate data for Mihama (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.3 (70.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 29.9 (85.8) | 33.9 (93.0) | 36.7 (98.1) | 38.1 (100.6) | 38.2 (100.8) | 36.1 (97.0) | 31.5 (88.7) | 26.1 (79.0) | 23.8 (74.8) | 38.2 (100.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) | 8.2 (46.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 17.3 (63.1) | 22.1 (71.8) | 25.4 (77.7) | 29.7 (85.5) | 31.4 (88.5) | 27.4 (81.3) | 21.9 (71.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 10.8 (51.4) | 19.2 (66.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) | 4.6 (40.3) | 7.6 (45.7) | 12.6 (54.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21.4 (70.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 23.1 (73.6) | 17.6 (63.7) | 12.2 (54.0) | 7.0 (44.6) | 15.0 (59.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) | 0.9 (33.6) | 3.2 (37.8) | 7.8 (46.0) | 13.0 (55.4) | 17.8 (64.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 13.6 (56.5) | 8.0 (46.4) | 3.3 (37.9) | 11.2 (52.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) | −6.8 (19.8) | −4.1 (24.6) | −0.7 (30.7) | 4.2 (39.6) | 7.9 (46.2) | 14.2 (57.6) | 15.2 (59.4) | 10.1 (50.2) | 3.8 (38.8) | −0.7 (30.7) | −3.5 (25.7) | −6.8 (19.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 257.1 (10.12) | 161.9 (6.37) | 148.1 (5.83) | 122.6 (4.83) | 141.0 (5.55) | 143.1 (5.63) | 192.7 (7.59) | 175.1 (6.89) | 226.3 (8.91) | 162.7 (6.41) | 170.7 (6.72) | 297.3 (11.70) | 2,196.2 (86.46) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 22.8 | 17.9 | 15.6 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 9.8 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 15.0 | 21.2 | 174.9 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 61.5 | 78.0 | 133.5 | 172.6 | 190.8 | 144.3 | 161.2 | 212.0 | 151.0 | 144.7 | 106.9 | 71.5 | 1,628 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Mihama has declined in recent decades.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1970 | 13,157 | — |
| 1980 | 13,036 | −0.9% |
| 1990 | 13,222 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 11,630 | −12.0% |
| 2010 | 10,563 | −9.2% |
| 2020 | 9,179 | −13.1% |
Mihama is part of ancientWakasa Province. During theEdo period, the area was part of the holdings ofObama Domain. Following theMeiji restoration, it was organised into part ofMikata District in Fukui Prefecture. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the villages of Kitasaigō, Minamisaigō, Mimi, and Santō were established. The four villages merged to form the town of Mihama on February 11, 1954.
On August 9, 2004, a non-radioactive steam leak killed five and burnt twelve others in the nearbyMihama Nuclear Power Plant; the high-pressure steam pipe lost 85% of its wall thickness and failed five days before its first inspection since 1976.[5]
The economy of Mihama, previously dependent oncommercial fishing and agriculture, is now very heavily dependent on thenuclear power industry. The closure of theMihama Nuclear Power Plant since the 2011Fukushima Nuclear Disaster has crippled the local economy.
Mihama has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
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