Minamitane, Kagoshima
Minamitane (南種子町, Minamitane-chō) is a town located on Tanegashima, in Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Minamitane 南種子町 | |
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Tanegashima Space Center | |
Flag Seal | |
Location of Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture | |
Minamitane | |
| Coordinates: 30°23′53″N 130°54′31″E / 30.39806°N 130.90861°ECoordinates: 30°23′53″N 130°54′31″E / 30.39806°N 130.90861°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu (Ōsumi Islands) |
| Prefecture | Kagoshima Prefecture |
| District | Kumage |
| Government | |
| • -Mayor | Hironori Kajiwara (since May 2011) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 110.40 km2 (42.63 sq mi) |
| Population (June 1, 2013) | |
| • Total | 5,925 |
| • Density | 53.7/km2 (139/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0997-26-1111 |
| Address | 2793-1 Nakanoue, Minamitane-chō, Kumage-gun, Kagoshima-ken 891-3792 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | town |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Hibiscus |
| Tree | Myrica rubra |
As of June 2013, the town has an estimated population of 5,925 and a population density of 53.8 persons per km². The total area is 110.40 km².
The headquarters of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are located at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane.
Geography
Minamitane is located on the southern end of Tanegashima, bordered by the East China Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east, and the town of Nakatane to the north.
Climate
The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and mild winters. Precipitation is high throughout the year, but is highest in the months of May, June and September. The area is subject to frequent typhoons.
| Climate data for Minamitane (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 27.8 (82.0) | 31.1 (88.0) | 33.1 (91.6) | 34.4 (93.9) | 35.0 (95.0) | 34.3 (93.7) | 30.7 (87.3) | 27.6 (81.7) | 25.0 (77.0) | 35.0 (95.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 20.7 (69.3) | 23.9 (75.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.7 (87.3) | 28.5 (83.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 15.9 (60.6) | 22.2 (71.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) | 11.3 (52.3) | 13.6 (56.5) | 17.0 (62.6) | 20.3 (68.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.9 (80.4) | 24.9 (76.8) | 21.3 (70.3) | 17.2 (63.0) | 12.8 (55.0) | 18.8 (65.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) | 8.6 (47.5) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 20.8 (69.4) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.7 (76.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 14.7 (58.5) | 10.2 (50.4) | 16.3 (61.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) | −1.6 (29.1) | 0.4 (32.7) | 5.9 (42.6) | 10.9 (51.6) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 20.2 (68.4) | 15.7 (60.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 3.9 (39.0) | 0.9 (33.6) | −1.6 (29.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 159.2 (6.27) | 164.4 (6.47) | 224.5 (8.84) | 264.5 (10.41) | 318.5 (12.54) | 653.6 (25.73) | 300.1 (11.81) | 184.5 (7.26) | 298.2 (11.74) | 218.4 (8.60) | 178.7 (7.04) | 145.5 (5.73) | 3,137.9 (123.54) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.7 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 18.3 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 12.4 | 152.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 94.2 | 99.9 | 131.3 | 152.2 | 150.6 | 97.5 | 192.7 | 205.9 | 146.9 | 147.3 | 121.3 | 101.3 | 1,644 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2] | |||||||||||||
History
Minamitane Village was established on April 1, 1889. In 1879, a government office (役場) was established in the village of Shimama (島間村), also overseeing the villages of Nishino (西之村) and Sakai (坂井村), while another government office was established in Kukinaga (茎永村), also covering the villages of Hirayama (平山村) and Nakano (中之村). These former villages were then merged to form Minamitane Village.[3][4] Minamitane was upgraded to town status on October 15, 1956.
Transportation
Highway
Notable people
The Mangjeol family of South Korea trace their ancestry to a man from Shimama Village surnamed Amikiri (網切) who went to Korea during the colonial period and settled there. His son married a Korean woman, and his grandson Amikiri Ichirō (網切一郎) chose to remain in South Korea after its independence and naturalised as a South Korean citizen, and changed his name to the Korean reading of its characters, Mangjeol Ilrang.[5][6]
References
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "南種子町について".
- ^ "鹿児島県 > 熊毛郡南種子町の郵便番号一覧 - 日本郵便株式会社".
- ^ Choe, Sang-hun (March 23, 2010), "In One Surname, the Turmoil of Two Nations", The New York Times
- ^ 金學贊 (Kim Hak-chan) (2003-02-02), "귀화한 일본인 농부 網切一郞씨" [Naturalized Japanese Farmer Mangeol Ilrang], Chosun Ilbo, retrieved 2010-03-28
External links
Media related to Minamitane, Kagoshima at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Geographic data related to Minamitane, Kagoshima at OpenStreetMap