Toyooka, Hyōgo
| Toyooka 豊岡市 |
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| Coordinates: 35°33′N 134°49′E / 35.55°N 134.817°ECoordinates: 35°33′N 134°49′E / 35.55°N 134.817°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kansai | ||
| Prefecture | Hyōgo | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Muneharu Nakagai | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 697.66 km2 (269.37 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 1, 2012) | |||
| • Total | 88,095 | ||
| • Density | 126.27/km2 (327.0/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City symbols | |||
| - Tree | Willow | ||
| - Flower | Tulip | ||
| - Bird | Oriental Stork | ||
| Phone number | 0796-23-1111 | ||
| Address | 2-4 Chūōmachi, Toyooka-shi, Hyōgo-fu 668-8666 |
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| Website | www.city.toyooka.hyogo.jp | ||
Toyooka (豊岡市 Toyooka-shi) is a city located in the northern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
As of February 1, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 88,095, with 32,461 households, and a population density of 125 persons per km². The total area is 697.66 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1950.
On April 1, 2005 the towns of Kinosaki, Hidaka and Takeno, all from Kinosaki District, and the towns of Izushi and Tantō, both from Izushi District, was merged into Toyooka.
The San'in Main Line provides a rail connection to Kyoto, and direct trains to Osaka are available via Fukuchiyama.
Tajima Airport serves Toyooka.
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[edit] Climate
Although part of the Kansai region and Hyōgo Prefecture, Toyooka has a climate much more similar to the Hokuriku region of Chūbu and Tōhoku. Unlike Osaka or Kobe which rarely see significant snowfall during the winter, Toyooka, exposed to the northerly winter winds driven by the Siberian High and Aleutian Low, receives 3.1 metres (122.0 in) of snowfall per year, though melt rates are high even during the winter and the maximum cover on the ground is typically only 0.35 metres (13.8 in) and has never exceeded 0.54 metres (21.3 in). Precipitation is much heavier than in central Kansai, though less heavy than in the Kii Peninsula or the Hokuriku region proper.
| Climate data for Toyooka, Hyōgo (1981～2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
39.3 (102.7) |
38.6 (101.5) |
37.9 (100.2) |
32.4 (90.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
39.3 (102.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.5 (90.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
2.2 (36.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.5 (9.5) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−11 (12) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 239.5 (9.429) |
196.2 (7.724) |
148.1 (5.831) |
99.6 (3.921) |
128.7 (5.067) |
155.9 (6.138) |
180.9 (7.122) |
127.0 (5) |
225.6 (8.882) |
161.0 (6.339) |
167.1 (6.579) |
197.8 (7.787) |
2,027.4 (79.819) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 126 (49.6) |
113 (44.5) |
23 (9.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.4) |
44 (17.3) |
307 (120.9) |
| % humidity | 83 | 80 | 75 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 77.7 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.5 mm) | 22.8 | 19.2 | 17.7 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 13.9 | 10.8 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 16.3 | 20.0 | 185.2 |
| Avg. snowy days | 18.5 | 17.7 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 48.3 |
| Sunshine hours | 68.8 | 72.9 | 111.1 | 165.3 | 182.5 | 144.8 | 148.1 | 191.9 | 118.2 | 117.8 | 88.8 | 79.3 | 1,489.5 |
| Source no. 1: Japan Meteorological Agency[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source no. 2: Japan Meteorological Agency (records)[2] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Landmarks
- Kinosaki Onsen
- Izushi Castle
- Takeno Beach
- Kinosaki Marine World
- Hyōgo Prefectural Stork Nature Park
[edit] Sister cities
Alicante, Spain
Ueda, Nagano Prefecture (since the former city of Ueda and the former town of Izushi were sister cities before the recent creation of both Toyooka and Ueda)
[edit] References
- ^ "平年値（年・月ごとの値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_sfc_ym.php?prec_no=19&prec_ch=%8B%FA%98H%8Ex%92%A1&block_no=47747&block_ch=%8B%FA%98H&year=&month=&day=&elm=normal&view=. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_s.php?prec_no=19&prec_ch=%8B%FA%98H%8Ex%92%A1&block_no=47747&block_ch=%8B%FA%98H&year=&month=&day=&elm=rank&view=. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
[edit] External links
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