Minamiechizen, Fukui

Minamiechizen
南越前町
Town
Minamiechizen Town Hall
Minamiechizen Town Hall
Flag of Minamiechizen
Flag
Official seal of Minamiechizen
Seal
Location of Minamiechizen in Fukui Prefecture
Location of Minamiechizen in Fukui Prefecture
Minamiechizen is located in Japan
Minamiechizen
Minamiechizen
 
Coordinates: 35°50′6.3″N 136°11′40″E / 35.835083°N 136.19444°E / 35.835083; 136.19444
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Hokuriku)
PrefectureFukui
DistrictNanjō
Area
 • Total
343.69 km2 (132.70 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
 • Total
10,745
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0778-47-3000
AddressMinamiechizen-chō, Nanjō-gun, Fukui-ken 919-0292
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.town.minamiechizen.lg.jp
Symbols
The old shukuba of Itadori, one of the "100 secluded villages in Japan"

Minamiechizen (南越前町, Minamiechizen-chō) is a town located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2018, the town had an estimated population of 10,745 in 3,470 households and a population density of 31 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town was 343.69 square kilometres (132.70 sq mi).

Geography

Minamiechizen is located in central Fukui Prefecture, bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the west, Shiga Prefecture to the south and the Sea of Japan to the west. Parts of the coastal area of the town are within the borders of the Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park.

Neighbouring municipalities

Climate

Minamiechizen has a Humid climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minamiechizen is 13.1 °C (55.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,608.2 mm (102.69 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C (77.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.7 °C (35.1 °F).[2] Parts of the town are located within the extremely heavy snowfall area of Japan.

Climate data for Imajō, Minamiechizen (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.9
(64.2) 		18.5
(65.3) 		23.5
(74.3) 		30.3
(86.5) 		33.0
(91.4) 		33.9
(93.0) 		36.8
(98.2) 		36.9
(98.4) 		35.6
(96.1) 		30.7
(87.3) 		25.4
(77.7) 		22.5
(72.5) 		36.9
(98.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7) 		6.2
(43.2) 		10.9
(51.6) 		17.5
(63.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		25.7
(78.3) 		29.4
(84.9) 		31.1
(88.0) 		26.6
(79.9) 		20.9
(69.6) 		15.0
(59.0) 		8.5
(47.3) 		18.3
(65.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1) 		1.9
(35.4) 		5.4
(41.7) 		11.3
(52.3) 		16.4
(61.5) 		20.4
(68.7) 		24.4
(75.9) 		25.4
(77.7) 		21.2
(70.2) 		15.3
(59.5) 		9.6
(49.3) 		4.3
(39.7) 		13.1
(55.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.0
(30.2) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		0.7
(33.3) 		5.4
(41.7) 		10.7
(51.3) 		15.9
(60.6) 		20.5
(68.9) 		21.2
(70.2) 		17.2
(63.0) 		10.9
(51.6) 		5.2
(41.4) 		1.0
(33.8) 		8.9
(48.0)
Record low °C (°F) −11.8
(10.8) 		−12.0
(10.4) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		0.4
(32.7) 		6.0
(42.8) 		12.2
(54.0) 		11.5
(52.7) 		6.1
(43.0) 		0.5
(32.9) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−12.0
(10.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 317.9
(12.52) 		187.1
(7.37) 		177.5
(6.99) 		145.8
(5.74) 		151.8
(5.98) 		173.8
(6.84) 		254.9
(10.04) 		182.0
(7.17) 		224.5
(8.84) 		182.7
(7.19) 		229.9
(9.05) 		380.4
(14.98) 		2,608.2
(102.69)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 177
(70) 		143
(56) 		43
(17) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		1
(0.4) 		79
(31) 		442
(174)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 22.1 17.6 15.7 13.1 11.6 12.7 13.5 10.6 12.5 12.6 15.7 21.6 179.3
Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) 15.9 14.6 4.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 7.4 42.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 54.9 75.7 121.7 167.8 192.8 140.8 149.3 191.0 135.9 135.7 105.7 65.7 1,526.6
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Minamiechizen has declined over the past 50 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1970 14,442—    
1980 13,820−4.3%
1990 13,804−0.1%
2000 13,221−4.2%
2010 11,551−12.6%
2020 10,002−13.4%

History

Minamiechizen is part of ancient Echizen Province. During the Edo period, the area was mostly part of the holdings of Fukui Domain and Nishio Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, and the establishment of the modern municipalities it was organised into part of Nanjō District in Fukui Prefecture. Minamiechizen was formed on 1 January 2005, by the merger of the two former towns of Imajō and Nanjō, and the former village of Kōno (all from Nanjō District).

Economy

The economy of Minamiechizen is mixed, with agriculture and commercial fishing prominent.

Education

Minamiechizen has four public elementary schools and there middle schools operated by the city government. The town does not have public high school.

Transportation

Railway

JR West surrendered ownership of the Hokuriku Main Line in Minamiechizen to third-sector company Hapi-line Fukui on 16 March 2024.[5] Hapi-line Fukui

Highway

Local attractions

References

  1. ^ "Official statistics of Minamiechizen" (in Japanese). Japan: Minamiechizen town. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  3. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Minamiechizen population statistics
  5. ^ "並行在来線「ハピラインふくい」開業 記念グッズに目輝かせるファンも" [Parallel conventional line "Hapi-Line Fukui" opens as commemorative goods go on sale]. Fukui Keizai Shimbun. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.


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