Hōfu (防府) means "the capital (国府) of Suō Province (周防国)". The eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture was formerly called Suō Province.
The city was founded on August 25, 1936.[1] The city's change over the past fifty years is shown in the animated film Mai Mai Miracle, with its story taking place in the year of 1955 (with flashbacks going 1,000 years further back).[2]
Hōfu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is much higher in summer than in winter. The average annual temperature in Hōfu is 15.9 °C (60.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,653.7 mm (65.11 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.5 °C (81.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.0 °C (41.0 °F).[4] The highest temperature ever recorded in Hōfu was 37.7 °C (99.9 °F) on 11 August 2013; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.1 °C (17.4 °F) on 22 January 2004.[5]
Climate data for Hōfu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
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Hōfu 防府市 Hōfu shi is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture Japan As of September 30 2016 the city has an estimated population of 117 387 and a population density of 622 44 people per km2 The total area is 188 59 km2 Hōfu 防府市CityHofu city seen from Hōfu Tenman gu shrine FlagLocation of Hōfu in Yamaguchi PrefectureHōfuLocation in JapanCoordinates 34 3 N 131 34 E 34 050 N 131 567 E 34 050 131 567 Coordinates 34 3 N 131 34 E 34 050 N 131 567 E 34 050 131 567CountryJapanRegionChugoku San yō PrefectureYamaguchi PrefectureGovernment MayorYutaka IkedaArea Total188 59 km2 72 82 sq mi Population September 30 2016 Total117 387 Density622 44 km2 1 612 1 sq mi Time zoneUTC 09 00 JST City hall address7 1 Kotobukichō Hōfu shi Yamaguchi ken747 8501ClimateCfaWebsitewww wbr city wbr hofu wbr yamaguchi wbr jp The template Infobox region symbols is being considered for merging SymbolsFlowerScarlet SageTreeSangoju Viburnum odoratissimum var awabuki Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 2 2 Demographics 3 Education 4 Main sightseeing spots 5 Sports 6 Sister Cities 7 Notable people 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditHōfu 防府 means the capital 国府 of Suō Province 周防国 The eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture was formerly called Suō Province The city was founded on August 25 1936 1 The city s change over the past fifty years is shown in the animated film Mai Mai Miracle with its story taking place in the year of 1955 with flashbacks going 1 000 years further back 2 Mazda maintains a large automobile factory in Hōfu 3 Geography EditClimate Edit Hōfu has a humid subtropical climate Koppen climate classification Cfa with hot summers and cool winters Precipitation is significant throughout the year but is much higher in summer than in winter The average annual temperature in Hōfu is 15 9 C 60 6 F The average annual rainfall is 1 653 7 mm 65 11 in with July as the wettest month The temperatures are highest on average in August at around 27 5 C 81 5 F and lowest in January at around 5 0 C 41 0 F 4 The highest temperature ever recorded in Hōfu was 37 7 C 99 9 F on 11 August 2013 the coldest temperature ever recorded was 8 1 C 17 4 F on 22 January 2004 5 Climate data for Hōfu 1991 2020 normals extremes 1977 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 18 8 65 8 21 4 70 5 23 9 75 0 28 7 83 7 31 8 89 2 32 9 91 2 37 4 99 3 37 7 99 9 34 5 94 1 30 8 87 4 25 9 78 6 23 9 75 0 37 7 99 9 Average high C F 9 7 49 5 10 7 51 3 14 2 57 6 19 4 66 9 24 0 75 2 26 7 80 1 30 4 86 7 31 8 89 2 28 5 83 3 23 5 74 3 17 7 63 9 12 1 53 8 20 7 69 3 Daily mean C F 5 0 41 0 5 9 42 6 9 1 48 4 14 0 57 2 18 8 65 8 22 4 72 3 26 3 79 3 27 5 81 5 23 9 75 0 18 2 64 8 12 5 54 5 7 2 45 0 15 9 60 6 Average low C F 0 7 33 3 1 3 34 3 4 0 39 2 8 7 47 7 13 7 56 7 18 8 65 8 23 1 73 6 24 0 75 2 20 0 68 0 13 5 56 3 7 6 45 7 2 7 36 9 11 5 52 7 Record low C F 8 1 17 4 7 2 19 0 5 0 23 0 0 4 31 3 3 6 38 5 9 6 49 3 16 2 61 2 17 1 62 8 8 5 47 3 1 8 35 2 0 9 30 4 6 0 21 2 8 1 17 4 Average precipitation mm inches 55 6 2 19 68 9 2 71 119 3 4 70 142 8 5 62 184 1 7 25 241 8 9 52 315 7 12 43 147 7 5 81 159 6 6 28 88 4 3 48 75 1 2 96 54 9 2 16 1 653 7 65 11 Average precipitation days 1 0 mm 8 4 8 7 10 2 9 7 8 9 11 7 10 8 8 0 9 0 6 0 7 6 8 6 107 6Mean monthly sunshine hours 139 4 143 5 174 5 190 8 209 5 148 6 173 9 212 7 172 1 182 2 154 6 143 6 2 045 4Source Japan Meteorological Agency 4 5 Demographics Edit Per Japanese census data the population of Hōfu in 2020 is 113 979 people 6 Hōfu has been conducting censuses since 1920 Historical populationYearPop 192061 807 192564 395 4 2 193065 721 2 1 193572 616 10 5 194076 389 5 2 194589 843 17 6 195093 939 4 6 YearPop 195596 821 3 1 196094 513 2 4 196594 342 0 2 197097 009 2 8 1975105 540 8 8 1980111 468 5 6 1985118 067 5 9 YearPop 1990117 634 0 4 1995118 803 1 0 2000117 724 0 9 2005116 818 0 8 2010116 641 0 2 2015115 942 0 6 2020113 979 1 7 Hōfu population statistics 6 Education EditYamaguchi Junior College private junior college Main sightseeing spots EditHōfu Tenman guSports EditHofu Keirin venue 7 Sister Cities Edit Akitakata Hiroshima Japan since July 16 1971 8 Chuncheon Gangwon do South Korea since October 29 1991 9 Monroe Michigan United States since May 29 1993 10 Notable people EditTaneda SantōkaReferences Edit 市の概要 市章 Japanese Stills from the film juxtaposed with modern photos Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine in Japanese Offices Archived October 7 2009 at the Wayback Machine Mazda Retrieved on October 29 2009 a b 気象庁 平年値 年 月ごとの値 JMA Retrieved May 24 2022 a b 観測史上1 10位の値 年間を通じての値 JMA Retrieved May 24 2022 a b Hōfu population statistics Home hofukeirin jp 防府市の姉妹都市 安芸高田市 Japanese 防府市の姉妹都市 春川市 冬のソナタのロケ地 Japanese Monroe MI Archived from the original on January 28 2010 Retrieved March 12 2010 Twin towning with Monroe MichiganExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hofu Yamaguchi Hōfu City official website in Japanese Google translation embedded Hōfu City official website at the Wayback Machine archive index in English Oidemase Hōfu website in Japanese Geographic data related to Hōfu at OpenStreetMap This article about a location in Yamaguchi Prefecture is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hōfu amp oldid 1133558570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
