This article is about the town in Takaoka District in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. For the city in the same prefecture with the same name, see Shimanto, Kōchi (city).
Shimanto (四万十町, Shimanto-chō) is a town located in Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2022[update], the town had an estimated population of 15‚917 in 8196 households, and a population density of 25 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 642.30 square kilometres (247.99 sq mi).
Shimanto Town is located in southwestern Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. It is on the middle reaches of the Shimanto River, and faces the Pacific Ocean (Tosa Bay) to the east, and borders Ehime Prefecture across the Shikoku Mountains to the northwest.
Shimanto has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. There is significant precipitation throughout the year, especially during June and July. The average annual temperature in Shimanto is 15.0 °C (59.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 3,251.0 mm (127.99 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C (78.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.2 °C (39.6 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Shimanto was 38.8 °C (101.8 °F) on 11 August 2013; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.9 °C (16.0 °F) on 4 February 1999.[3]
Climate data for Kubokawa, Shimanto (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
As with all of Kōchi Prefecture, the area of Shimanto Town was part of ancient Tosa Province. During the Edo period, the area was part of the holdings of Tosa Domain ruled by the Yamauchi clan from their seat at Kōchi Castle. Following the Meiji restoration, the village of Kubokawa was established within Takaoka District, Kōchi with the creation of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889 and was raised to town status on February 11, 1926. Likewise, the village of Higashi-Kamiyama (東上山村) was established within Hata District, Kōchi, was renamed Taishō village on January 1, 1914, and was raised to town status on August 1, 1947. The town of Shimanto was formed on March 20, 2006 from the merger of the towns of Kubokawa and Taishō, and the village of Towa.
Government
Shimanto has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 18 members. Shimanto, together with Nakatosa, Yusuhara and Tsuno, contributes two members to the Kōchi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Kōchi 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and commercial fishing, and tourism. The town is one of the largest producers of ginger in Japan.
Education
Shimanto Town has 12 public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government, and two public high schools operated by the Kōchi Prefectural Board of Education.
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This article is about the town in Takaoka District in Kōchi Prefecture Japan For the city in the same prefecture with the same name see Shimanto Kōchi city Shimanto 四万十町 Shimanto chō is a town located in Takaoka District Kōchi Prefecture Japan As of 31 July 2022 update the town had an estimated population of 15 917 in 8196 households and a population density of 25 persons per km 1 The total area of the town is 642 30 square kilometres 247 99 sq mi Shimanto 四万十町TownShimanto town hallFlagChapterLocation of Shimanto in Kōchi PrefectureShimantoLocation in JapanCoordinates 33 13 N 133 8 E 33 217 N 133 133 E 33 217 133 133 Coordinates 33 13 N 133 8 E 33 217 N 133 133 E 33 217 133 133CountryJapanRegionShikokuPrefectureKōchiDistrictTakaokaArea Total642 30 km2 247 99 sq mi Population July 31 2015 Total15 917 Density25 km2 64 sq mi Time zoneUTC 09 00 JST City hall address16 17 Kotohira cho Shimanto chō Takaoka gun Kōchi ken 786 8501ClimateCfaWebsiteOfficial websiteIwamoto ji Iejigawa Dam Coastline of Shimanto town Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Neighbouring municipalities 1 2 Climate 1 3 Demographics 2 History 3 Government 4 Economy 5 Education 6 Transportation 6 1 Railway 6 2 Highways 7 Sister city relations 8 Local attractions 9 Noted people from Shimanto Town 10 References 11 External linksGeography EditShimanto Town is located in southwestern Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku It is on the middle reaches of the Shimanto River and faces the Pacific Ocean Tosa Bay to the east and borders Ehime Prefecture across the Shikoku Mountains to the northwest Neighbouring municipalities Edit Kōchi Prefecture Shimanto City Kuroshio Nakatosa Tsuno YusuharaEhime Prefecture Kihoku MatsunoClimate Edit Shimanto has a humid subtropical climate Koppen climate classification Cfa with hot humid summers and cool winters There is significant precipitation throughout the year especially during June and July The average annual temperature in Shimanto is 15 0 C 59 0 F The average annual rainfall is 3 251 0 mm 127 99 in with September as the wettest month The temperatures are highest on average in August at around 25 9 C 78 6 F and lowest in January at around 4 2 C 39 6 F 2 The highest temperature ever recorded in Shimanto was 38 8 C 101 8 F on 11 August 2013 the coldest temperature ever recorded was 8 9 C 16 0 F on 4 February 1999 3 Climate data for Kubokawa Shimanto 1991 2020 normals extremes 1977 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 21 2 70 2 23 0 73 4 27 0 80 6 31 2 88 2 33 0 91 4 33 6 92 5 38 0 100 4 38 8 101 8 36 4 97 5 31 3 88 3 26 1 79 0 22 1 71 8 38 8 101 8 Average high C F 10 6 51 1 11 9 53 4 15 2 59 4 19 9 67 8 23 9 75 0 26 1 79 0 30 4 86 7 31 0 87 8 28 0 82 4 23 6 74 5 18 2 64 8 12 8 55 0 21 0 69 7 Daily mean C F 4 2 39 6 5 3 41 5 8 8 47 8 13 6 56 5 18 1 64 6 21 4 70 5 25 4 77 7 25 9 78 6 22 7 72 9 17 2 63 0 11 4 52 5 6 1 43 0 15 0 59 0 Average low C F 1 1 30 0 0 3 31 5 2 9 37 2 7 6 45 7 12 9 55 2 17 7 63 9 21 7 71 1 22 2 72 0 18 9 66 0 12 4 54 3 6 1 43 0 0 7 33 3 10 1 50 3 Record low C F 8 5 16 7 8 9 16 0 7 0 19 4 2 5 27 5 2 5 36 5 8 4 47 1 14 1 57 4 13 7 56 7 7 3 45 1 0 2 32 4 3 9 25 0 8 9 16 0 8 9 16 0 Average precipitation mm inches 84 7 3 33 115 8 4 56 207 1 8 15 253 9 10 00 308 7 12 15 425 8 16 76 377 9 14 88 415 9 16 37 524 8 20 66 281 4 11 08 158 3 6 23 96 9 3 81 3 251 127 99 Average precipitation days 1 0 mm 7 2 8 2 11 1 10 5 10 9 15 2 13 4 13 5 14 0 9 5 8 1 7 5 129 1Mean monthly sunshine hours 173 8 166 1 188 6 190 4 186 8 123 8 168 6 191 5 140 2 168 9 160 9 172 4 2 035 8Source Japan Meteorological Agency 3 2 Demographics Edit Per Japanese census data the population of Shimanto in 2020 is 15 607 people 4 Shimanto has been conducting censuses since 1920 Historical populationYearPop 192030 170 192530 409 0 8 193031 106 2 3 193531 316 0 7 194031 871 1 8 194539 935 25 3 195041 264 3 3 195541 912 1 6 196038 584 7 9 196533 520 13 1 197029 062 13 3 197526 969 7 2 198026 438 2 0 198525 622 3 1 199024 226 5 4 199523 081 4 7 200021 844 5 4 200520 527 6 0 201018 734 8 7 201517 325 7 5 202015 607 9 9 Shimanto population statistics 4 History EditAs with all of Kōchi Prefecture the area of Shimanto Town was part of ancient Tosa Province During the Edo period the area was part of the holdings of Tosa Domain ruled by the Yamauchi clan from their seat at Kōchi Castle Following the Meiji restoration the village of Kubokawa was established within Takaoka District Kōchi with the creation of the modern municipalities system on October 1 1889 and was raised to town status on February 11 1926 Likewise the village of Higashi Kamiyama 東上山村 was established within Hata District Kōchi was renamed Taishō village on January 1 1914 and was raised to town status on August 1 1947 The town of Shimanto was formed on March 20 2006 from the merger of the towns of Kubokawa and Taishō and the village of Towa Government EditShimanto has a mayor council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 18 members Shimanto together with Nakatosa Yusuhara and Tsuno contributes two members to the Kōchi Prefectural Assembly In terms of national politics the town is part of Kōchi 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan Economy EditThe local economy is dominated by agriculture forestry and commercial fishing and tourism The town is one of the largest producers of ginger in Japan Education EditShimanto Town has 12 public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government and two public high schools operated by the Kōchi Prefectural Board of Education Transportation EditRailway Edit Shikoku Railway Company Dosan Line Kageno Rokutanji Niida Kubokawa Shikoku Railway Company Yodo Line Kubokawa Wakai Iejigawa Utsuigawa Tosa Taishō Tosa Shōwa TōkawaTosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line Kubokawa WakaiHighways Edit Kōchi Expressway National Route 56 National Route 381 National Route 439Sister city relations Edit Gochang County South Korea friendship city since April 2 2012Local attractions EditIwamoto ji 37th temple on the Shikoku PilgrimageNoted people from Shimanto Town EditTani Tateki general Imperial Japanese ArmyReferences Edit Shimanto town official statistics in Japanese Japan a b 気象庁 平年値 年 月ごとの値 JMA Retrieved April 18 2022 a b 観測史上1 10位の値 年間を通じての値 JMA Retrieved April 18 2022 a b Shimanto population statisticsExternal links Edit Media related to Shimanto Kōchi at Wikimedia Commons Geographic data related to Shimanto Kōchi town at OpenStreetMap Shimanto official website in Japanese This Kōchi Prefecture location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shimanto Kōchi town amp oldid 1131160055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
