Kunisaki

Kunisaki
国東市
City
Kunisaki city hall
Kunisaki city hall
Flag of Kunisaki
Flag
Map
Location of Kunisaki in Ōita Prefecture
Location of Kunisaki
Kunisaki is located in Japan
Kunisaki
Kunisaki
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°33′48″N 131°43′56″E / 33.56333°N 131.73222°E / 33.56333; 131.73222
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu
Prefecture Ōita
Government
 • MayorTokuji Matsui (since 2023)
Area
 • Total
318.10 km2 (122.82 sq mi)
Population
 (November 30, 2023)
 • Total
25,721
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address49 Tsurukawa, Kunisaki-cho, Kunisaki-shi, Oita-ken 873-0501
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdGreen pheasant
FlowerTenderstem broccoli
TreeCinnamomum camphora
Colour Satellite view of Kunisaki Peninsula (ja:ファイル:Kunisaki Peninsula STS068-253-7.jpg)

Kunisaki (国東市, Kunisaki-shi) is a small coastal city located in Ōita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. As of 30 November 2023, the city had an estimated population of 25,721 in 13082 households, and a population density of 81 persons per km². [1] The total area of the city is 318.10 km2 (122.82 sq mi).

Geography

Kunisaki covers the northeastern part of Ōita Prefecture and almost the eastern half of the Kunisaki Peninsula (excluding the southeastern part), and faces the Gulf of Iyo on the Seto Inland Sea to the north and east. Settlements are scattered in areas near the sea, and the city center is located near the sea in the central eastern part of the city. The western part of the city is located in the central part of the Kunisaki Peninsula and is mountainous. The city center is located approximately 60 km by road (approximately 40 km in a straight line) from Ōita City, the prefectural capital.

Neighboring municipalities

Ōita Prefecture

Mountains

  • Mount Fudo (or Hudo)
  • Mount Futago (Futago-san) at 720m and the tallest
  • Mount Monju (Monju-san)
  • Mount Odomure
  • Mount Otake
  • Mount Takeshi Washinosu

Climate

Kunisaki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is somewhat lower in winter. The average annual temperature in Kunisaki is 16.2 °C (61.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,641.6 mm (64.63 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.3 °C (81.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.1 °C (43.0 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Kunisaki was 37.3 °C (99.1 °F) on 10 August 2013; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −7.9 °C (17.8 °F) on 8 January 2021.[3]

Climate data for Kunimi, Kunisaki (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.1
(68.2) 		24.1
(75.4) 		27.2
(81.0) 		29.9
(85.8) 		31.5
(88.7) 		34.0
(93.2) 		36.8
(98.2) 		37.3
(99.1) 		35.5
(95.9) 		31.6
(88.9) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.0
(80.6) 		37.3
(99.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8) 		10.7
(51.3) 		14.1
(57.4) 		19.3
(66.7) 		23.9
(75.0) 		26.6
(79.9) 		30.7
(87.3) 		32.0
(89.6) 		28.3
(82.9) 		23.3
(73.9) 		17.8
(64.0) 		12.3
(54.1) 		20.7
(69.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0) 		6.6
(43.9) 		9.4
(48.9) 		14.1
(57.4) 		18.6
(65.5) 		22.2
(72.0) 		26.3
(79.3) 		27.3
(81.1) 		23.8
(74.8) 		18.7
(65.7) 		13.5
(56.3) 		8.4
(47.1) 		16.3
(61.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3) 		2.4
(36.3) 		4.8
(40.6) 		9.0
(48.2) 		13.8
(56.8) 		18.6
(65.5) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.8
(74.8) 		20.2
(68.4) 		14.6
(58.3) 		9.4
(48.9) 		4.6
(40.3) 		12.2
(54.0)
Record low °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		0.4
(32.7) 		5.3
(41.5) 		9.7
(49.5) 		15.6
(60.1) 		16.4
(61.5) 		9.3
(48.7) 		4.6
(40.3) 		1.4
(34.5) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		−6.0
(21.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 60.7
(2.39) 		70.2
(2.76) 		106.5
(4.19) 		123.2
(4.85) 		134.3
(5.29) 		274.6
(10.81) 		271.7
(10.70) 		154.1
(6.07) 		197.4
(7.77) 		113.5
(4.47) 		71.9
(2.83) 		63.5
(2.50) 		1,641.6
(64.63)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.3 8.7 10.1 9.5 9.1 13.0 11.0 8.7 9.9 6.7 7.6 8.7 111.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 132.7 150.3 186.8 201.5 210.8 155.0 195.9 230.0 175.1 181.2 147.4 129.6 2,096.3
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2]
Climate data for Musashi, Kunisaki (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.4
(65.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		27.9
(82.2) 		27.0
(80.6) 		29.9
(85.8) 		34.2
(93.6) 		36.3
(97.3) 		36.3
(97.3) 		33.2
(91.8) 		32.2
(90.0) 		26.3
(79.3) 		24.2
(75.6) 		36.3
(97.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8) 		10.9
(51.6) 		13.6
(56.5) 		18.0
(64.4) 		21.8
(71.2) 		24.2
(75.6) 		28.0
(82.4) 		29.6
(85.3) 		27.1
(80.8) 		23.0
(73.4) 		17.9
(64.2) 		12.3
(54.1) 		19.7
(67.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0) 		7.0
(44.6) 		9.5
(49.1) 		13.8
(56.8) 		18.1
(64.6) 		21.4
(70.5) 		25.1
(77.2) 		26.7
(80.1) 		24.2
(75.6) 		19.5
(67.1) 		14.2
(57.6) 		8.5
(47.3) 		16.2
(61.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4) 		2.6
(36.7) 		5.0
(41.0) 		9.3
(48.7) 		14.2
(57.6) 		18.8
(65.8) 		22.8
(73.0) 		24.2
(75.6) 		21.3
(70.3) 		15.8
(60.4) 		10.1
(50.2) 		4.3
(39.7) 		12.5
(54.5)
Record low °C (°F) −7.9
(17.8) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		0.5
(32.9) 		5.5
(41.9) 		11.8
(53.2) 		17.4
(63.3) 		18.0
(64.4) 		13.6
(56.5) 		8.0
(46.4) 		1.1
(34.0) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−7.9
(17.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 41.8
(1.65) 		65.8
(2.59) 		87.9
(3.46) 		122.8
(4.83) 		133.3
(5.25) 		269.2
(10.60) 		246.5
(9.70) 		130.0
(5.12) 		193.7
(7.63) 		123.3
(4.85) 		63.5
(2.50) 		57.9
(2.28) 		1,535.7
(60.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5.9 7.9 8.5 9.0 8.2 12.4 10.5 7.6 9.3 6.3 6.4 7.0 99
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[4][5]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kunisaki in 2020 is 26,232 people.[6] Kunisaki has been conducting censuses since 1920.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1950 65,370—    
1955 63,287−3.2%
1960 58,786−7.1%
1965 52,016−11.5%
1970 46,521−10.6%
1975 42,579−8.5%
1980 40,504−4.9%
1985 39,784−1.8%
1990 37,771−5.1%
1995 36,253−4.0%
2000 35,425−2.3%
2005 34,206−3.4%
2010 32,007−6.4%
2015 28,647−10.5%
2020 26,232−8.4%
Kunisaki population statistics[6]

History

The area of Kunisaki was part of ancient Bungo Province. During the Edo period it was mostly under control of Kitsuki Domain and was ruled by a cadet branch of the Matsudaira clan, with smaller areas administered as tenryō territory under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. After the Meiji restoration, the village of Kunisaki within Higashikunisaki District, Ōita was established on May 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on November 8, 1894. The city of Kunisaki was founded on March 31, 2006, from the merger of the former town of Kunisaki, absorbing the towns of Aki, Kunimi and Musashi (all from Higashikunisaki District). [citation needed]

On June 25, 2008, the City of Kunisaki declared itself a 'Nuclear-free Peace City" in wishing the abolition of nuclear weapons and world permanent peace.[7]

Government

Kunisaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Kunisaki, together with the village of Himeshima, Ōita contributes one member to the Ōita Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Ōita 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The main industry is agriculture, including fruit and vegetable cultivation and commercial fishing. Industries include factories operated by Oita Canon and Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Education

Kunisaki has seven public elementary schools and three public junior high schools and one public high school operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Ōita Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Airports

Railways

Kunisaki has no passenger railway service. The nearest railway stations are Kitsuki Station, Ōgami Station, or Usa Station on the JR Kyushu Nippō Main Line, each of which has a bus service to the city.

Highways

Local attractions

Notable people from Kunisaki

References

  1. ^ "Kunisaki City official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. ^ a b 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  4. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  5. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Kunisaki population statistics
  7. ^ "国東市非核平和都市宣言". Archived from the original on 2013-06-11. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
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