Senmaya (千厩町, Senmaya-chō) is a town located in Higashiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The name translates as 'one thousand stables' although today there are no horses or stables remaining.
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2022) |
Senmaya
千厩町 | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
.svg) Flag .svg) Emblem | |
 Location of Senmaya in Iwate Prefecture | |
  Senmaya Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 38°56′13″N 141°19′53″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Iwate Prefecture |
| District | Higashiiwai |
| Merged | September 20, 2005 (now part of Ichinoseki) |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.84 km2 (34.69 sq mi) |
| Population (September 1, 2005) | |
• Total | 12,969 |
| • Density | 144.36/km2 (373.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Japanese bush warbler |
| Flower | Lilium auratum |
| Tree | Pinus densiflora |
Senmaya village was created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the municipalities system. It was raised to town status on April 1, 1898. On September 30, 1956, Senmaya annexed the neighboring villages of Iwashimizu, Okutama and Konashi. On September 20, 2005, Senmaya, along with the towns of Daitō and Higashiyama, the villages of Kawasaki and Murone (all from Higashiiwai District), and the town of Hanaizumi (from Nishiiwai District), was merged into the expanded city of Ichinoseki and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of September 2005, the town had an estimated population of 12,969 and a population density of 144.36 persons per km2. The total area was 89.84 km2.
Climate
| Climate data for Senmaya (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.4 (95.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
36.4 (97.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
1.4 (34.5) |
10.8 (51.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.3 (−0.9) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37.0 (1.46) |
31.6 (1.24) |
67.8 (2.67) |
82.2 (3.24) |
98.1 (3.86) |
115.8 (4.56) |
173.4 (6.83) |
149.6 (5.89) |
147.2 (5.80) |
113.3 (4.46) |
61.5 (2.42) |
45.9 (1.81) |
1,123.2 (44.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 115.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 139.2 | 143.4 | 170.4 | 187.1 | 188.1 | 147.9 | 130.2 | 144.8 | 130.4 | 144.3 | 135.6 | 119.2 | 1,780.7 |
| Source: JMA[1][2] | |||||||||||||
References
External links
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
