Asakita-ku (安佐北区) is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima.
The northern portion contains what was Asa-gun and southern Takata-gun, now defunct districts (see Takata District, Hiroshima). Asa-gun consisted of Kabe-cho, Kōyō-cho, Asa-cho. Takata-gun included Shiraki-cho. After the four towns were merged with Hiroshima in 1973, they were designated a ward and named Asakita-ku.
As of April 1, 2006, the ward has an estimated population of 156,516 and a density of 442.95 persons per km2. The total area is 353.35 km2.
The Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's College is located in Asakita-ku.
Geography
editClimate
editAsakita-ku has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Asakita-ku is 14.9 °C (58.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,678.3 mm (66.07 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.0 °C (80.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.5 °C (38.3 °F).[1] The highest temperature ever recorded in Asakita-ku was 38.9 °C (102.0 °F) on 16 July 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −18.6 °C (−1.5 °F) on 27 February 1981.[2]
| Climate data for Asakita-ku, Hiroshima (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
35.0 (95.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
38.1 (100.6) |
36.9 (98.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
38.9 (102.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
14.9 (58.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61.5 (2.42) |
73.6 (2.90) |
122.0 (4.80) |
138.7 (5.46) |
170.0 (6.69) |
224.2 (8.83) |
294.5 (11.59) |
159.7 (6.29) |
184.6 (7.27) |
105.9 (4.17) |
71.4 (2.81) |
72.4 (2.85) |
1,678.3 (66.07) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.1 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 10.1 | 114.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 105.3 | 119.3 | 159.1 | 184.2 | 200.4 | 137.6 | 152.4 | 189.9 | 152.8 | 166.6 | 135.9 | 110.3 | 1,813 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 113,238 | — |
| 1985 | 131,211 | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 144,745 | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 154,079 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 156,387 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 152,716 | −2.3% |
| 2010 | 149,633 | −2.0% |
| 2015 | 145,018 | −3.1% |
References
edit- ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ a b 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
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