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Gojō (五條市, Gojō-shi) is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 15, 1957. As of September 30, 2014, the city has an estimated population of 33,283, with 13,742 households.[1] It has a population density of 121.17 persons per km2.[citation needed] The total area is 291.98 km2.
Gojō
五條市 | |
|---|---|
Gojo Shinmachi designated as Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings in Japan | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Gojō in Nara Prefecture | |
  Gojō Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°20′55″N 135°41′47″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Nara Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yoshinori Ota (since May 2011) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 291.98 km2 (112.73 sq mi) |
| Population (May 31, 2011) | |
| • Total | 33,283 |
| • Density | 121.17/km2 (313.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1-1-1 Honmachi, Gojō-shi, Nara-ken 637-8501 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Chinese bellflower |
| Tree | Camphor Laurel |
On September 25, 2005, the villages of Nishiyoshino and Ōtō (both from Yoshino District) were merged into Gojō.
Located in western Nara Prefecture, the Yoshino River flows through the city. It is surrounded mostly by mountains, although the city hall is located in a flat basin. Situated north of the city hall is Mount Kongō, at 1,125 m. Persimmon is a major fruit crop in Gojō.[2]
Gojō has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool to cold winters. Precipitation is significantly higher in summer than in winter, though on the whole lower than most parts of Honshū, and there is no significant snowfall. The average annual temperature in Gojō is 14.5 °C (58.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,453.5 mm (57.22 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.5 °C (79.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.3 °C (37.9 °F).[3] The highest temperature ever recorded in Gojō was 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) on 5 August 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −7.2 °C (19.0 °F) on 19 February 2012.[4]
| Climate data for Gojō (2006−2020 normals, extremes 2005−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.7 (94.5) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.4 (95.7) |
32.3 (90.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.4 (2.30) |
79.2 (3.12) |
104.7 (4.12) |
96.5 (3.80) |
119.2 (4.69) |
177.7 (7.00) |
215.1 (8.47) |
126.2 (4.97) |
167.4 (6.59) |
171.6 (6.76) |
72.9 (2.87) |
64.6 (2.54) |
1,453.5 (57.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.9 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 9.1 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 117.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 107.7 | 115.5 | 162.4 | 177.0 | 201.1 | 140.2 | 161.2 | 209.2 | 152.4 | 145.8 | 132.8 | 109.2 | 1,812.8 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[4][3] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data, the population of Gojō in 2020 is 27,927 people. The population has been on decline over the past quarter of a century.[5] Gojō has been conducting censuses since 1950.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 45,522 | — |
| 1955 | 49,416 | +8.6% |
| 1960 | 43,489 | −12.0% |
| 1965 | 42,122 | −3.1% |
| 1970 | 41,546 | −1.4% |
| 1975 | 40,892 | −1.6% |
| 1980 | 40,089 | −2.0% |
| 1985 | 39,600 | −1.2% |
| 1990 | 39,869 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 40,871 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 39,928 | −2.3% |
| 2005 | 37,375 | −6.4% |
| 2010 | 34,449 | −7.8% |
| 2015 | 30,997 | −10.0% |
| 2020 | 27,927 | −9.9% |
| Gojō population statistics[5] | ||
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