Tamano 玉野市 | |
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 Location of Tamano in Okayama Prefecture | |
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  Tamano Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:34°29′19″N133°56′55″E / 34.48861°N 133.94861°E /34.48861; 133.94861 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) |
| Prefecture | Okayama |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Susumu Kuroda (since October 2005) |
| Area | |
• Total | 103.58 km2 (39.99 sq mi) |
| Population (October 31, 2022) | |
• Total | 55,889 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1-27-1 Uno, Tamano-shi, Okayama-ken 706-8510 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Fish | "Sebastes inermis" (Mebaru in Japanese) |
| Flower | Azalea |
| Tree | Quercus |
Tamano (玉野市,Tamano-shi) is acity located in southernOkayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 October 2022[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 55,889 in 27087 households, and apopulation density of 540 persons per km2 .[1] Its total area is 103.58 square kilometres (39.99 sq mi)
Tamano is located in southern Okayama Prefecture. It faces theSeto Inland Sea to the south, and parts of the city are within the borders of theSetonaikai National Park.
Tamano has ahumid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Tamano is 16.1 °C (61.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,038.5 mm (40.89 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.1 °C (82.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.5 °C (41.9 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Tamano was 38.2 °C (100.8 °F) on 19 August 1995; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −6.4 °C (20.5 °F) on 26 February 1981.[3]
| Climate data for Tamano (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) | 19.8 (67.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 29.0 (84.2) | 32.3 (90.1) | 34.1 (93.4) | 37.1 (98.8) | 38.2 (100.8) | 37.1 (98.8) | 31.5 (88.7) | 26.0 (78.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 38.2 (100.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) | 9.7 (49.5) | 13.0 (55.4) | 18.1 (64.6) | 22.9 (73.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 30.3 (86.5) | 32.1 (89.8) | 28.6 (83.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 17.2 (63.0) | 11.7 (53.1) | 20.2 (68.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) | 5.8 (42.4) | 8.8 (47.8) | 13.7 (56.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 28.1 (82.6) | 24.7 (76.5) | 19.0 (66.2) | 13.1 (55.6) | 7.9 (46.2) | 16.1 (61.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) | 2.0 (35.6) | 4.6 (40.3) | 9.5 (49.1) | 14.6 (58.3) | 19.2 (66.6) | 23.5 (74.3) | 25.2 (77.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 15.3 (59.5) | 9.2 (48.6) | 4.3 (39.7) | 12.6 (54.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) | −6.4 (20.5) | −5.1 (22.8) | 0.1 (32.2) | 5.7 (42.3) | 10.4 (50.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 11.6 (52.9) | 5.8 (42.4) | 1.7 (35.1) | −3.5 (25.7) | −6.4 (20.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 35.5 (1.40) | 42.9 (1.69) | 77.9 (3.07) | 78.7 (3.10) | 103.1 (4.06) | 146.2 (5.76) | 152.5 (6.00) | 78.3 (3.08) | 137.4 (5.41) | 97.4 (3.83) | 48.4 (1.91) | 40.3 (1.59) | 1,038.5 (40.89) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.4 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 91.7 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 158.5 | 152.4 | 182.3 | 202.1 | 212.7 | 166.2 | 203.6 | 237.8 | 171.1 | 179.1 | 161.6 | 159.8 | 2,187.1 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data, the population of Tamano in 2020 is 56,531 people.[4] Tamano has been conducting censuses since 1920.
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The Tamano area is part of ancientBizen Province. During theEdo Period, it was part of the holdings ofOkayama Domain. Following theMeiji restoration, the area was organized into villages withinKojima District, Okayama with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The city of Tamano was officially founded on August 3, 1940 by the merger of the towns of Uno and Hibi.
Tamano has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 19 members. Tamano contributes two members to the Okayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Okayama 2nd district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Tamano has a mixed economy of heavy industry, commercial fishing and agriculture. Shipbuilding and metal refining are major industries, with one of the largest shipbuilding yards in Japan, operated byMitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, is located in Tamano. Other industries include textiles, chemicals, oil refining and salt production.
Tamano has 14 public elementary schools, seven public junior high schools and two public high schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Okayama prefectural Board of Education.
The JR Uno Line connects it toOkayama. Before theGreat Seto Bridge was opened, there was a train ferry between Uno Port in Tamano andTakamatsu onShikoku. Then, Tamano was the major entrance to Shikoku. Today there still exist many ferry lines between Uno port and Takamatsu, and also the islands ofShōdoshima andNaoshima.
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