Kusu, Ōita
Kusu (玖珠町, Kusu-machi) is a town located in Kusu District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of March 2017, the town has an estimated population of 15,954.[1] The total area is 286.44 km².
Kusu
玖珠町 | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Kusu Town | |
 Flag  Chapter | |
 Location of Kusu in Ōita Prefecture | |
  Kusu Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 33°17′N 131°9′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Ōita Prefecture |
| District | Kusu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Masakazu Shukuri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 286.44 km2 (110.60 sq mi) |
| Population (March 31, 2017) | |
| • Total | 15,954 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Rhododendron japonicum |
| Tree | Camphor Japanese zelkova |
Geography
Neighbouring municipalities
Climate
Kusu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year but is somewhat lower in winter. The average annual temperature in Kusu is 14.1 °C (57.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,878.0 mm (73.94 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.7 °C (78.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.5 °C (36.5 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Kusu was 38.8 °C (101.8 °F) on 18 July 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.7 °C (5.5 °F) on 3 February 2012.[3]
| Climate data for Kusu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
35.9 (96.6) |
38.8 (101.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
37.1 (98.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
38.8 (101.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
20.1 (68.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
14.1 (57.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
1.7 (35.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.1 (2.48) |
79.0 (3.11) |
117.4 (4.62) |
120.4 (4.74) |
147.1 (5.79) |
361.2 (14.22) |
364.1 (14.33) |
195.3 (7.69) |
188.9 (7.44) |
97.8 (3.85) |
80.6 (3.17) |
63.2 (2.49) |
1,878 (73.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.0 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 126.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 113.4 | 129.1 | 156.7 | 181.8 | 192.4 | 124.7 | 155.2 | 180.6 | 135.7 | 159.5 | 136.7 | 121.5 | 1,787.4 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Kusu in 2020 is 14,386 people.[4] Kusu has been conducting censuses since 1920.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 19,064 | — |
| 1925 | 19,890 | +4.3% |
| 1930 | 20,515 | +3.1% |
| 1935 | 22,093 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | 21,685 | −1.8% |
| 1945 | 27,110 | +25.0% |
| 1950 | 27,782 | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 28,622 | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 28,300 | −1.1% |
| 1965 | 25,565 | −9.7% |
| 1970 | 23,828 | −6.8% |
| 1975 | 22,369 | −6.1% |
| 1980 | 22,775 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 22,079 | −3.1% |
| 1990 | 20,907 | −5.3% |
| 1995 | 19,659 | −6.0% |
| 2000 | 18,988 | −3.4% |
| 2005 | 18,276 | −3.7% |
| 2010 | 17,057 | −6.7% |
| 2015 | 15,823 | −7.2% |
| 2020 | 14,386 | −9.1% |
| Kusu population statistics[4] | ||
Transportation
Railways
Notable people from Kusu
- Seishiro Etō, politician
- Kurushima Takehiko, former children's literature author
References
- "Official website of Kusu town" (in Japanese). Japan: Kusu town. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- Kusu population statistics
External links
Media related to Kusu, Ōita at Wikimedia Commons- Kusu official website (in Japanese)
