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{{dablink|This article is about the town in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. There is a town in [[Iwate Prefecture]] with the same name, see [[Hirono, Iwate]].}} |
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{{Infobox City Japan |
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| name = Hirono |
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|JapaneseName= 広野町 |
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| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|ja|広野町}}}} |
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|settlement_type= Town |
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| native_name_lang = ja |
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|MapImage= Hirono in Fukushima Prefecture.png |
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| settlement_type = [[Towns of Japan|Town]] |
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|Region= [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
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|Prefecture= [[Fukushima prefecture|Fukushima]] |
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| image_skyline = Hirono town office.JPG |
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|District= [[Futaba District, Fukushima|Futaba District]] |
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|Area_km2= 58.39 |
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|PopDate= 2003 |
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| image_caption = Hirono Town Hall, February 2011 |
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|Population= 5,653 |
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| image_flag = Flag of Hirono, Fukushima.svg |
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|LatitudeDegrees=37 |
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| map_caption = Location of Hirono in Fukushima Prefecture |
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|CityHallLink= [http://www.town.hirono.fukushima.jp/ Town of Hirono] |
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| subdivision_name = [[Japan]] |
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| subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]] |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]] |
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]] |
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]] |
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Futaba District, Fukushima|Futaba]] |
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| area_total_km2 = 58.69 |
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| population_total = 4755 |
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| population_as_of = March 31, 2020 |
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| blank_info_sec1 = 0240-27-2111 |
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| blank1_name_sec1 = Address |
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| blank1_info_sec1 = Shimokitaba Nawashirogai 35, Hirono-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-0402 |
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| blank_info_sec2 = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cfa]] |
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| website = {{Official|1=http://www.town.hirono.fukushima.jp/}} |
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| tree = ''[[Sakura]]'' |
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| flower = ''[[Lilium auratum]]'' |
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| bird = [[Japanese white-eye]] |
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{{nihongo|'''Hirono'''|広野町|Hirono-machi}} is a [[towns of Japan|town]] located in [[Futaba District, Fukushima|Futaba District]], [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]], [[Japan]]. |
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{{nihongo|'''Hirono'''|広野町|Hirono-machi}} is a [[Towns of Japan|town]] located in [[Fukushima Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2020|03|31}}, the town had an official registered [[population]] of 4755 in 2267 households,<ref name="City">[https://www.town.hirono.fukushima.jp Official statistics from home page] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> and a [[population density]] of 81 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the town is {{convert|58.69|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="shinchitowm">{{cite web | url= http://www.town.hirono.fukushima.jp/| title=Home Page | publisher=Hirono Town | access-date=6 February 2015 | language=ja}}</ref> |
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As of 2003, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 5,653 and a [[population density|density]] of 96.81 persons per km². The total area is 58.39 km². |
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==Geography== |
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Hirono is located in southern of Fukushima Prefecture, bordering on the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the east. |
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{{Commons category-inline}} |
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*[http://www.town.hirono.fukushima.jp/ Hirono official website] {{ja icon}} (some English content) |
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===Climate=== |
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Hirono has a [[Humid subtropical climate|humid continental climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hirono is 11.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1413 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.9 °C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/location/50691/ Hirono climate data]</ref> |
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{{coord|37|12|52|N|140|59|41|E|source:jawiki|display=title}} |
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|metric first = Y |
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|location = Hirono (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) |
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|Jan record high C = 18.4 |
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|Feb record high C = 22.8 |
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|Mar record high C = 23.9 |
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|Apr record high C = 28.2 |
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|May record high C = 31.8 |
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|Jun record high C = 34.9 |
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|Jul record high C = 37.3 |
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|Aug record high C = 37.0 |
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|Sep record high C = 35.2 |
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|Oct record high C = 31.6 |
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|Nov record high C = 25.6 |
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|Dec record high C = 23.0 |
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|Jan record low C = -10.5 |
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|Feb record low C = -10.2 |
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|Mar record low C = -6.9 |
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|Apr record low C = -3.8 |
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|May record low C = 0.8 |
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|Jun record low C = 5.5 |
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|Jul record low C = 10.4 |
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|Aug record low C = 10.6 |
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|Sep record low C = 7.9 |
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|Oct record low C = -0.2 |
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|Nov record low C = -4.2 |
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|Dec record low C = -7.5 |
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|Jan high C = 7.9 |
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|Feb high C = 8.2 |
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|Mar high C = 11.0 |
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|Apr high C = 15.6 |
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|May high C = 19.6 |
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|Jun high C = 22.3 |
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|Jul high C = 26.1 |
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|Aug high C = 27.7 |
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|Sep high C = 24.9 |
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|Oct high C = 20.3 |
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|Nov high C = 15.6 |
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|Dec high C = 10.7 |
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|Jan mean C = 3.3 |
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|Feb mean C = 3.5 |
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|Mar mean C = 6.3 |
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|Apr mean C = 10.9 |
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|May mean C = 15.3 |
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|Jun mean C = 18.6 |
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|Jul mean C = 22.4 |
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|Aug mean C = 24.0 |
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|Sep mean C = 21.1 |
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|Oct mean C = 16.0 |
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|Nov mean C = 10.8 |
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|Dec mean C = 5.9 |
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|Jan low C = -1.3 |
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|Feb low C = -1.2 |
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|Mar low C = 1.4 |
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|Apr low C = 6.1 |
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|May low C = 11.0 |
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|Jun low C = 15.3 |
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|Jul low C = 19.5 |
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|Aug low C = 21.1 |
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|Sep low C = 17.7 |
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|Oct low C = 11.9 |
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|Nov low C = 6.0 |
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|Dec low C = 1.0 |
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|precipitation colour = green |
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|Jan precipitation mm = 58.3 |
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|Feb precipitation mm = 51.4 |
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|Mar precipitation mm = 109.5 |
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|Apr precipitation mm = 133.8 |
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|May precipitation mm = 151.5 |
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|Jun precipitation mm = 165.3 |
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|Jul precipitation mm = 191.3 |
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|Aug precipitation mm = 143.5 |
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|Sep precipitation mm = 222.7 |
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|Oct precipitation mm = 227.1 |
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|Nov precipitation mm = 85.7 |
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|Dec precipitation mm = 52.2 |
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|year precipitation mm = 1600.3 |
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|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |
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|Jan precipitation days = 4.8 |
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|Feb precipitation days = 5.1 |
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|Mar precipitation days = 9.0 |
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|Apr precipitation days = 9.7 |
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|May precipitation days = 10.5 |
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|Jun precipitation days = 12.1 |
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|Jul precipitation days = 13.0 |
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|Aug precipitation days = 10.6 |
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|Sep precipitation days = 12.5 |
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|Oct precipitation days = 10.6 |
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|Nov precipitation days = 6.8 |
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|Dec precipitation days = 5.2 |
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|Jan sun = 189.9 |
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|Feb sun = 183.2 |
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|Mar sun = 191.0 |
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|Apr sun = 192.4 |
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|May sun = 194.1 |
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|Jun sun = 151.6 |
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|Jul sun = 147.5 |
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|Aug sun = 175.0 |
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|Sep sun = 137.5 |
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|Oct sun = 144.8 |
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|Nov sun = 160.3 |
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|Dec sun = 174.7 |
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|year sun = 2041.7 |
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|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref>{{cite web |
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| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=36&block_no=1034&year=&month=&day=&view=h0 |
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|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値） |
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| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]] |
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| access-date = March 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=36&block_no=1034&year=&month=&day=&view=h0 |
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|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値） |
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| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]] |
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| access-date = March 20, 2022}}</ref>}} |
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===Surrounding municipalities=== |
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[[Category:Towns in Fukushima Prefecture]] |
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*Fukushima Prefecture |
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**[[Iwaki, Fukushima|Iwaki]] |
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**[[Naraha, Fukushima|Naraha]] |
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==Demographics== |
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Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-fukushima.php Hirono population statistics]</ref> the population of Hirono has remained relatively steady for the past 60 years. |
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{{Historical populations |
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| 1920 | 5,202 |
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| 1930 | 4,672 |
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| 1940 | 4,853 |
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| 1950 | 6,214 |
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| 1960 | 5,934 |
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| 1970 | 4,939 |
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| 1980 | 5,335 |
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| 1990 | 5,591 |
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| 2000 | 5,813 |
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| 2010 | 5,418 |
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| 2020 | 5,412 |
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==History== |
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[[ko:히로노 정 (후쿠시마 현)]] |
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The area of present-day Hirono was part of [[Mutsu Province]], and was included in the holdings of [[Iwakitaira Domain]] under the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] of [[Edo period]] Japan. After the [[Meiji restoration]], on April 1, 1889, the village of Hirono was created within Naraha District, Fukushima with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Naraha District became Futaba District in 1896. Hirono was elevated to town status on August 1, 1940. |
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[[ja:広野町]] |
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[[ru:Хироно (Фукусима)]] |
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===2011 earthquake and tsunami=== |
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[[tl:Hirono, Fukushima]] |
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The eastern, coastal portion of Hirono was inundated by devastating [[tsunami]] flood waters following the magnitude 9.0 [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] off its coastline on March 11, 2011. Following the [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]], the town was included in the emergency evacuation preparation zone, as it was just outside the 20 kilometer exclusion zone; however, the town government recommended that all residents evacuate and all civic services were shut down. Although the central government advised that it was safe to return in September 2011, the town government maintained its evacuation recommendation until April 2012. The town hall reopened on March 1, 2012 in preparation for the return of residents and the radioactive decontamination of schools; however, a ban on agriculture remained in place.<ref>Hongo, Jun, "[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120302a1.html Evacuated town prepares for residents' return]", ''[[Japan Times]]'', 2 March 2012, p. 1.</ref> Residents were initially hesitant to return, with only 1,352 of the registered 5,005 residents having returned by February 2014.<ref>[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/02/25/national/half-evacuated-fukushima-town-looks-to-accept-no-1-plant-workers/#.VNb1ayzjIk8 "Half-evacuated Fukushima town looks to accept No. 1 plant workers]", ''[[Japan Times]]'', 25 February 2014</ref> However, by the end of March 2020, the Hirono city government reported that over 88 percent of the former inhabitants had returned.<ref name="City"/> |
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[[uk:Хіроно (Фукусіма)]] |
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[[zh:廣野町]] |
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==Economy== |
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[[File:Hirono Thermal Power Plant 05.jpg|thumb|Hirono Thermal Power Station]] |
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The economy of Hirono is heavily dependent on agriculture. The [[Fossil-fuel power station|fossil-fuel powered]] [[Hirono Thermal Power Station]] located directly at the Pacific Ocean about 3 km north of the town is also a major employer. Although damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami [[Tokyo Electric Power Company|Tepco]] managed to return the power station to operation four months later. |
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==Education== |
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Hirono has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Board of Education. |
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==Transportation== |
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===Railway=== |
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*[[File:JR logo (east).svg|22px]][[East Japan Railway Company|JR East]] - [[Jōban Line]] |
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** {{STN|Hirono|Fukushima}} |
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===Highway=== |
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* {{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E6|dab1=J}} - Hirono Interchange |
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* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|6}} |
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==References== |
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{{commons category}} |
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==External links== |
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*{{Commons category-inline}} |
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*{{Official|1=http://www.town.hirono.fukushima.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}} |
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{{Fukushima}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
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[[Category:Hirono, Fukushima| ]] |
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[[Category:Towns in Fukushima Prefecture]] |
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[[Category:Populated coastal places in Japan]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:25, 16 April 2024
Hirono
広野町 | |
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 Hirono Town Hall, February 2011 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Hirono in Fukushima Prefecture | |
  Hirono | |
| Coordinates: 37°12′52″N 140°59′41″E / 37.21444°N 140.99472°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Fukushima |
| District | Futaba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.69 km2 (22.66 sq mi) |
| Population (March 31, 2020) | |
| • Total | 4,755 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0240-27-2111 |
| Address | Shimokitaba Nawashirogai 35, Hirono-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-0402 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Japanese white-eye |
| Flower | Lilium auratum |
| Tree | Sakura |
Hirono (広野町, Hirono-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020[update], the town had an official registered population of 4755 in 2267 households,[1] and a population density of 81 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 58.69 square kilometres (22.66 sq mi).[2]
Geography[edit]
Hirono is located in southern of Fukushima Prefecture, bordering on the Pacific Ocean to the east.
Climate[edit]
Hirono has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hirono is 11.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1413 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.9 °C.[3]
| Climate data for Hirono (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
34.9 (94.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
37.3 (99.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
13.2 (55.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
9.0 (48.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
7.9 (46.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.3 (2.30) |
51.4 (2.02) |
109.5 (4.31) |
133.8 (5.27) |
151.5 (5.96) |
165.3 (6.51) |
191.3 (7.53) |
143.5 (5.65) |
222.7 (8.77) |
227.1 (8.94) |
85.7 (3.37) |
52.2 (2.06) |
1,600.3 (63.00) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.8 | 5.1 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 109.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 189.9 | 183.2 | 191.0 | 192.4 | 194.1 | 151.6 | 147.5 | 175.0 | 137.5 | 144.8 | 160.3 | 174.7 | 2,041.7 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Surrounding municipalities[edit]
Demographics[edit]
Per Japanese census data,[6] the population of Hirono has remained relatively steady for the past 60 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 5,202 | — |
| 1930 | 4,672 | −10.2% |
| 1940 | 4,853 | +3.9% |
| 1950 | 6,214 | +28.0% |
| 1960 | 5,934 | −4.5% |
| 1970 | 4,939 | −16.8% |
| 1980 | 5,335 | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 5,591 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 5,813 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 5,418 | −6.8% |
| 2020 | 5,412 | −0.1% |
History[edit]
The area of present-day Hirono was part of Mutsu Province, and was included in the holdings of Iwakitaira Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. After the Meiji restoration, on April 1, 1889, the village of Hirono was created within Naraha District, Fukushima with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Naraha District became Futaba District in 1896. Hirono was elevated to town status on August 1, 1940.
2011 earthquake and tsunami[edit]
The eastern, coastal portion of Hirono was inundated by devastating tsunami flood waters following the magnitude 9.0 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami off its coastline on March 11, 2011. Following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the town was included in the emergency evacuation preparation zone, as it was just outside the 20 kilometer exclusion zone; however, the town government recommended that all residents evacuate and all civic services were shut down. Although the central government advised that it was safe to return in September 2011, the town government maintained its evacuation recommendation until April 2012. The town hall reopened on March 1, 2012 in preparation for the return of residents and the radioactive decontamination of schools; however, a ban on agriculture remained in place.[7] Residents were initially hesitant to return, with only 1,352 of the registered 5,005 residents having returned by February 2014.[8] However, by the end of March 2020, the Hirono city government reported that over 88 percent of the former inhabitants had returned.[1]
Economy[edit]
The economy of Hirono is heavily dependent on agriculture. The fossil-fuel powered Hirono Thermal Power Station located directly at the Pacific Ocean about 3 km north of the town is also a major employer. Although damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Tepco managed to return the power station to operation four months later.
Education[edit]
Hirono has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Board of Education.
Transportation[edit]
Railway[edit]
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Highway[edit]
Jōban Expressway - Hirono Interchange
National Route 6
References[edit]
- ^ a b Official statistics from home page (in Japanese)
- ^ "Home Page" (in Japanese). Hirono Town. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ Hirono climate data
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ Hirono population statistics
- ^ Hongo, Jun, "Evacuated town prepares for residents' return", Japan Times, 2 March 2012, p. 1.
- ^ "Half-evacuated Fukushima town looks to accept No. 1 plant workers", Japan Times, 25 February 2014
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hirono, Fukushima.
External links[edit]
Media related to Hirono, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Japanese)
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