Kinkō 錦江町 | |
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 Kinkō Town Hall | |
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 Location of Kinkō in Kagoshima Prefecture | |
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  Kinkō Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:31°14′36″N130°47′16″E / 31.24333°N 130.78778°E /31.24333; 130.78778 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Kagoshima |
| District | Kimotsuki |
| Area | |
• Total | 163.19 km2 (63.01 sq mi) |
| Population (May 1, 2024) | |
• Total | 6,276 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 963 Shiromoto, Kinkō-chō, Kimozuki-gun, Kagoshima-ken 893-2302 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Wisteria floribunda |
| Tree | Camphora officinarum |
Kinkō (錦江町,Kinkō-chō) is atown located inKimotsuki District,Kagoshima Prefecture,Japan. As of 31 March 2024[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 6,276 in 3490 households, and apopulation density of 38 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 163.19 km2 (63.01 sq mi).
Kinkō is located on the west coast of theŌsumi Peninsula, facing Kinkō Bay (Kagoshima Bay) and theSatsuma Peninsula to the west. Most of the town area is occupied by the Kinomi Mountain Range (Kunimi Mountain Range). The coastal area on the west side (formerly the center of Ōnejime town) is separated from other areas by the cliff formed by the Ata caldera, and the Ōnejime plateau extends to the east. On the border with Minamiōsumi Town, there is an evergreen forest belt, and Mount Inao-dake is designated as a national Natural Monument.
Kagoshima Prefecture
Kinkō has ahumid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa) with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, and is heavier in summer, especially the months of June and July. The average annual temperature in Kinkō is 16.4 °C (61.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,880.2 mm (113.39 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C (79.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.6 °C (43.9 °F).[2] Its record high is 35.7 °C (96.3 °F), reached on 18 August 2020, and its record low is −10.4 °C (13.3 °F), reached on 25 January 2016.[3]
| Climate data for Kinkō (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) | 22.2 (72.0) | 23.7 (74.7) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 31.5 (88.7) | 32.9 (91.2) | 35.1 (95.2) | 35.7 (96.3) | 34.1 (93.4) | 31.2 (88.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 24.1 (75.4) | 35.7 (96.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.3 (79.3) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.8 (87.4) | 28.6 (83.5) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 13.8 (56.8) | 21.5 (70.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 7.8 (46.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 14.9 (58.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.8 (78.4) | 26.1 (79.0) | 23.5 (74.3) | 18.6 (65.5) | 13.3 (55.9) | 8.3 (46.9) | 16.4 (61.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) | 2.2 (36.0) | 5.2 (41.4) | 9.2 (48.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.4 (72.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 13.7 (56.7) | 7.9 (46.2) | 2.9 (37.2) | 11.6 (52.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) | −6.8 (19.8) | −4.5 (23.9) | −1.4 (29.5) | 4.0 (39.2) | 8.2 (46.8) | 12.9 (55.2) | 14.7 (58.5) | 8.5 (47.3) | 0.3 (32.5) | −3.1 (26.4) | −6.1 (21.0) | −10.4 (13.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 90.1 (3.55) | 130.8 (5.15) | 170.5 (6.71) | 205.1 (8.07) | 235.0 (9.25) | 613.6 (24.16) | 413.9 (16.30) | 317.2 (12.49) | 334.9 (13.19) | 157.0 (6.18) | 121.9 (4.80) | 98.2 (3.87) | 2,880.2 (113.39) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.6 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 17.3 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 139.4 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 116.6 | 125.0 | 154.6 | 168.9 | 166.3 | 95.6 | 179.1 | 187.9 | 152.2 | 168.2 | 145.6 | 126.5 | 1,785.2 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data, the population of Kinkō in 2020 is 6,944 people.[4] Kinkō began the census in 1920, and the town's population peaked in the 1950s at more than 22,000 people; the population has continued to decline since then. After the 2010s, Kinkō's population has fallen below 10,000.
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The area of Kinkō was part of ancientŌsumi Province. Remains from theJomon andYayoi Period have been found within town borders. During theHeian period it was the site of a largeshōen landed estate ruled by the Neshin clan into theSengoku period. During theEdo Period, the area was part of the holdings ofSatsuma Domain. The villages ofŌnejime andTashiro were established on May 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Ōnejime was raised to town status in August 1933, followed by Tashiro in April 1961. The two municipalities merged on March 22, 2005 to form the town of Kinkō.
Kinkō has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral town council of 13 members. Kinkō, collectively with the other municipalities of Kimotsuki District, contributes one member to the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of theKagoshima 4th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
The economy of Kinkō is based largely on agriculture and commercial fishing.
Kinkō has six public elementary high schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
Kinkō does not have any passenger railway service. The nearest major station isKagoshima-Chūō Station on theKyushu Shinkansen.
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