Tatebayashi, Gunma

Tatebayashi
館林市
City
Tatebayashi city hall
Tatebayashi city hall
Flag of Tatebayashi
Flag
Official logo of Tatebayashi
Emblem
Location of Tatebayashi in Gunma Prefecture
Location of Tatebayashi in Gunma Prefecture
Tatebayashi is located in Japan
Tatebayashi
Tatebayashi
 
Coordinates: 36°14′41.4″N 139°32′31.6″E / 36.244833°N 139.542111°E / 36.244833; 139.542111
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureGunma
Government
 • MayorTada Yoshihiro (since April 2021)
Area
 • Total
60.97 km2 (23.54 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2024)
 • Total
74,027
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0276-72-4111
Address1-1 Shiromachi, Tatebayashi-shi, Gunma-ken 374-8501
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdAnas poecilorhyncha
FlowerRhododendron obtusum
TreePinus thunbergii
Tsutsujigaoka Koen, or Azalea Park in Tatebayashi

Tatebayashi (館林市, Tatebayashi-shi) is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2024, the city had an estimated population of 74,027 in 34,486 households,[1] and a population density of 1200 people per km². The total area of the city is 60.97 square kilometres (23.54 sq mi). Tatebayashi is famous for Azalea Hill Park and Bunbuku Chagama of Morin-ji temple.

Geography

Tatebayashi is located in the extreme southeastern portion of Gunma Prefecture in the Kantō Plains, bordered by Tochigi Prefecture to the north. The Tone River and Watarase Rivers sandwich the city to the north and south.[citation needed]

Surrounding municipalities

Gunma Prefecture

Tochigi Prefecture

Climate

Tatebayashi has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tatebayashi is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1287 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.3 °C.[2]

Climate data for Tatebayashi City (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0) 		24.0
(75.2) 		27.1
(80.8) 		33.2
(91.8) 		35.4
(95.7) 		39.3
(102.7) 		39.9
(103.8) 		40.3
(104.5) 		39.3
(102.7) 		33.9
(93.0) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.2
(77.4) 		40.3
(104.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3) 		10.6
(51.1) 		14.3
(57.7) 		20.2
(68.4) 		24.8
(76.6) 		27.4
(81.3) 		31.2
(88.2) 		32.7
(90.9) 		28.3
(82.9) 		22.4
(72.3) 		16.8
(62.2) 		11.8
(53.2) 		20.8
(69.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2) 		4.9
(40.8) 		8.5
(47.3) 		14.0
(57.2) 		18.9
(66.0) 		22.4
(72.3) 		26.1
(79.0) 		27.3
(81.1) 		23.4
(74.1) 		17.6
(63.7) 		11.5
(52.7) 		6.2
(43.2) 		15.4
(59.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.7
(30.7) 		0.1
(32.2) 		3.4
(38.1) 		8.6
(47.5) 		14.0
(57.2) 		18.5
(65.3) 		22.4
(72.3) 		23.5
(74.3) 		19.8
(67.6) 		13.7
(56.7) 		6.9
(44.4) 		1.5
(34.7) 		11.0
(51.8)
Record low °C (°F) −8.8
(16.2) 		−7.0
(19.4) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		3.6
(38.5) 		11.0
(51.8) 		14.6
(58.3) 		15.9
(60.6) 		10.2
(50.4) 		2.8
(37.0) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		−8.8
(16.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.2
(1.46) 		34.2
(1.35) 		70.1
(2.76) 		84.6
(3.33) 		114.2
(4.50) 		142.3
(5.60) 		158.6
(6.24) 		143.9
(5.67) 		167.9
(6.61) 		160.6
(6.32) 		56.0
(2.20) 		33.0
(1.30) 		1,202.6
(47.35)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 3.8 4.4 8.3 8.9 10.3 12.1 12.6 9.6 11.8 9.7 6.0 3.8 101.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 212.3 194.9 196.9 196.4 189.6 131.1 152.7 175.5 133.5 142.4 168.6 193.8 2,087.6
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Tatebayashi has recently plateaued after a long period of growth. There is a small community of around 200 Rohingya from Myanmar living in Tatebayashi.[6][7]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 37,242—    
1930 41,629+11.8%
1940 42,411+1.9%
1950 55,510+30.9%
1960 55,684+0.3%
1970 61,130+9.8%
1980 70,245+14.9%
1990 76,221+8.5%
2000 79,371+4.1%
2010 78,608−1.0%
2020 75,309−4.2%

History

Tatebayashi is located within traditional Kōzuke Province and has been settled since prehistoric times aTere is a continuous record of habitation from the Japanese Paleolithic period 20,000 years ago. During the Edo period, the area of present-day Tatebayashi was a castle town and administrative center of Tatebayashi Domain, a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate.

Tatebayashi Town was created within Ōra District, Gunma Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration. On April 1, 1954 the town of Tatebayashi and the villages of Satoya, Ōshima, Akabane, Rokugō, Minoya, Tatara, and Watarase merged to form the city Tatebayashi.

Government

Tatebayashi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Tatebayashi contributes two members to the Gunma Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Gunma 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Tatebayashi is a regional commercial center and transportation hub. Food processing dominates the manufacturing sector of the local economy.

Education

Tatebayashi has 11 public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Gunma Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.

University

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Local attractions

Sister cities

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Tatebayashi City official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Tatebayashi climate data
  3. ^ "平年値（年・月ごとの値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  5. ^ Tatebayashi population statistics
  6. ^ Shintomi, Tetsuo Student films documentary about Rohingya in Gunma Prefecture February 2, 2016 Japan Times Retrieved June 23, 2016
  7. ^ Bleak prospects for Rohingya refugee in Japan September 3, 2013 Yomiuri Shimbun Retrieved June 23, 2016
  8. ^ "Sister Cities and International Partnerships". business.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au. Sunshine Coast Regional Council. May 6, 2015.
  9. ^ "Kunshan China". The People's Government of Kunshan. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  10. ^ "Biographical Data: CHIAKI MUKAI (M.D., PH.D.) JAXA ASTRONAUT (PAYLOAD SPECIALIST)". jsc.nasa.gov. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. October 2013.

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