Akiōta, Hiroshima

Akiōta
安芸太田町
Town
Akiōta town hall
Akiōta town hall
Flag of Akiōta
Flag
Official seal of Akiōta
Emblem
Map
Location of Akiōta in Hiroshima Prefecture
Location of Akiōta
Akiōta is located in Japan
Akiōta
Akiōta
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°35′N 132°14′E / 34.583°N 132.233°E / 34.583; 132.233
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku
San'yō
PrefectureHiroshima
DistrictYamagata
Government
 • MayorHiroaki Hashimoto (since May 2020)
Area
 • Total
341.89 km2 (132.00 sq mi)
Population
 (April 28, 2023)
 • Total
5,643
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address784-1 Oji Togochi, Akiota-machi, Yamagata-gun, Hiroshima-ken 731-3810
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerLilium
TreeMaple
Sandan Falls
Terraced rice fields

Akiōta (安芸太田町, Akiōta-chō) is a town in Yamagata District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 April 2023, the town had an estimated population of 5,643 in 3066 households and a population density of 17 inhabitants per square kilometre (44/sq mi).[1] The total area of the town is 341.89 square kilometres (132.00 sq mi).

Geography

Akiōta is in the Chūgoku Mountains of north-western Hiroshima, bordered by Shimane Prefecture to the north. Due to its location and elevation, it is a heavy snowfall region.

Adjoining municipalities

Hiroshima Prefecture

Shimane Prefecture

Climate

Akiōta has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Akiōta is 13.4 °C (56.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,817.5 mm (71.56 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C (78.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.0 °C (35.6 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Akiōta was 39.5 °C (103.1 °F) on 15 August 2024; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −12.8 °C (9.0 °F) on 28 February 1981.[3]

Climate data for Kake, Akiōta (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.5
(63.5) 		22.6
(72.7) 		26.3
(79.3) 		31.8
(89.2) 		34.7
(94.5) 		35.0
(95.0) 		38.6
(101.5) 		39.5
(103.1) 		37.6
(99.7) 		31.1
(88.0) 		27.7
(81.9) 		20.2
(68.4) 		39.5
(103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.1
(44.8) 		8.8
(47.8) 		13.5
(56.3) 		19.7
(67.5) 		24.7
(76.5) 		27.3
(81.1) 		30.5
(86.9) 		32.2
(90.0) 		27.9
(82.2) 		22.4
(72.3) 		16.2
(61.2) 		9.6
(49.3) 		20.0
(68.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.0
(35.6) 		2.8
(37.0) 		6.5
(43.7) 		12.0
(53.6) 		17.0
(62.6) 		20.9
(69.6) 		24.7
(76.5) 		25.6
(78.1) 		21.3
(70.3) 		15.2
(59.4) 		9.3
(48.7) 		4.1
(39.4) 		13.5
(56.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.3
(29.7) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		1.1
(34.0) 		5.6
(42.1) 		10.5
(50.9) 		16.0
(60.8) 		20.6
(69.1) 		21.3
(70.3) 		17.0
(62.6) 		10.4
(50.7) 		4.8
(40.6) 		0.7
(33.3) 		8.8
(47.8)
Record low °C (°F) −8.7
(16.3) 		−12.8
(9.0) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		5.7
(42.3) 		12.0
(53.6) 		13.9
(57.0) 		4.1
(39.4) 		1.0
(33.8) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		−7.1
(19.2) 		−12.8
(9.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 106.6
(4.20) 		103.7
(4.08) 		132.7
(5.22) 		133.5
(5.26) 		158.3
(6.23) 		220.8
(8.69) 		302.8
(11.92) 		172.0
(6.77) 		204.5
(8.05) 		104.4
(4.11) 		79.3
(3.12) 		120.6
(4.75) 		1,817.5
(71.56)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 15.3 13.4 13.1 9.9 9.5 12.4 13.2 10.2 10.2 8.1 9.5 14.8 139.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 76.1 95.4 147.4 180.5 207.3 147.8 151.5 178.1 146.9 154.7 117.7 83.1 1,686.3
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[2][3]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Akiōta in 2020 is 5,740 people.[4] Akiōta has been conducting censuses since 1920.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 21,043—    
1925 20,717−1.5%
1930 20,364−1.7%
1935 19,258−5.4%
1940 19,133−0.6%
1945 22,339+16.8%
1950 22,454+0.5%
1955 23,312+3.8%
1960 21,292−8.7%
1965 17,021−20.1%
1970 14,115−17.1%
1975 12,992−8.0%
1980 12,784−1.6%
1985 11,738−8.2%
1990 10,879−7.3%
1995 10,257−5.7%
2000 9,181−10.5%
2005 8,238−10.3%
2010 7,259−11.9%
2015 6,472−10.8%
2020 5,740−11.3%
Akiōta population statistics[4]

History

The area of Akiōta was part of an ancient Aki Province, and was part of the holdings of Hiroshima Domain during the Edo Period . Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organized into villages within Yamagata District, Hiroshima with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, including the villages Kake, Togouchi and Tsutsuga. Kake was raised to town status on February 10, 1898 and Togouchi on August 1, 1933. The town of Akiōta was formed on October 1, 2004 from the merger of the towns of Kake and Togouchi, and the village of Tsutsuga, all from Yamagata District.

On April 7, 2020, Shinji Kosaka, the mayor of Akiōta resigned after having accepted 200,000 yen from former Minister of Justice Katsuyuki Kawai in a vote-buying scandal.[5]

Government

Akiōta has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Akiōta contributes one member to the Hiroshima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Hiroshima 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Akiōta is largely based on agriculture and forestry, with seasonal tourism to its ski resorts.

Education

Akiōta has four public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

Akiōta does not have any passenger railway service. The nearest train station is Aki-Kameyama Station on the JR West Kabe Line in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima

Highways

Notable places

Notable people from Akiōta

References

  1. ^ "Akiōta town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Akiōta population statistics
  5. ^ "Japan mayor tenders resignation over receiving cash from ex-minister in bribery scandal". The Mainichi. 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
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