Former municipality in Tōhoku, Japan
Taneichi (種市町, Taneichi-machi) was a town located in Kunohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
The village of Taneichi was created on April 1, 1889 within Kita-Kunohe District with the establishment of the municipality system. Kita-Kunohe District and Minami-Kunohe Districts merged to form Kunohe District on April 1, 1897. Taneichi was raised to town status on April 1, 1951, annexing the village of Nakano on February 11, 1955. On April 1, 2005, Taneichi merged with the town of Ōno (also from Kunohe District) to create the new town of Hirono.
As of January 2006, the town had an estimated population of 13,449 and a population density of 79.79 persons per km2. The total area was 168.55 km2.
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Taneichi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present)
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| Month
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Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
14.6
(58.3)
|
19.9
(67.8)
|
22.7
(72.9)
|
30.7
(87.3)
|
32.5
(90.5)
|
32.4
(90.3)
|
34.8
(94.6)
|
35.4
(95.7)
|
33.8
(92.8)
|
27.5
(81.5)
|
23.3
(73.9)
|
19.6
(67.3)
|
35.4
(95.7)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
2.6
(36.7)
|
3.3
(37.9)
|
6.9
(44.4)
|
12.8
(55.0)
|
17.3
(63.1)
|
19.5
(67.1)
|
23.3
(73.9)
|
25.1
(77.2)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
17.4
(63.3)
|
11.5
(52.7)
|
5.2
(41.4)
|
14.0
(57.1)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−0.9
(30.4)
|
−0.6
(30.9)
|
2.4
(36.3)
|
7.6
(45.7)
|
12.2
(54.0)
|
15.3
(59.5)
|
19.5
(67.1)
|
21.2
(70.2)
|
18.3
(64.9)
|
12.6
(54.7)
|
6.7
(44.1)
|
1.2
(34.2)
|
9.6
(49.3)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−4.2
(24.4)
|
−4.3
(24.3)
|
−1.8
(28.8)
|
2.5
(36.5)
|
7.5
(45.5)
|
11.7
(53.1)
|
16.4
(61.5)
|
18.1
(64.6)
|
14.6
(58.3)
|
8.1
(46.6)
|
2.3
(36.1)
|
−2.2
(28.0)
|
5.7
(42.3)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−14.2
(6.4)
|
−12.7
(9.1)
|
−11.4
(11.5)
|
−7.4
(18.7)
|
−2.1
(28.2)
|
1.1
(34.0)
|
7.3
(45.1)
|
8.0
(46.4)
|
5.8
(42.4)
|
−0.9
(30.4)
|
−6.1
(21.0)
|
−11.4
(11.5)
|
−14.2
(6.4)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
52.5
(2.07)
|
51.5
(2.03)
|
65.0
(2.56)
|
74.4
(2.93)
|
107.7
(4.24)
|
130.4
(5.13)
|
173.4
(6.83)
|
176.3
(6.94)
|
182.5
(7.19)
|
129.7
(5.11)
|
74.0
(2.91)
|
59.2
(2.33)
|
1,267
(49.88)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
|
8.0
|
8.1
|
9.2
|
9.2
|
10.7
|
10.9
|
13.2
|
13.0
|
11.4
|
9.6
|
9.0
|
7.7
|
120
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
162.2
|
152.0
|
190.0
|
195.6
|
199.7
|
164.4
|
142.1
|
153.2
|
146.7
|
165.2
|
156.3
|
157.2
|
1,988.7
|
| Source: JMA[1][2]
|
Education
The following table lists Taneichi's schools.
Elementary schools (municipal)
Middle / Junior High Schools (municipal)
High School (prefectural)
References
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