Hashikami, Aomori
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Hashikami 階上町 |
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Hashikami Town Office
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 Location of Hashikami in Aomori Prefecture |
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 Hashikami
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| Coordinates: 40°27′9″N 141°37′16″E / 40.45250°N 141.62111°ECoordinates: 40°27′9″N 141°37′16″E / 40.45250°N 141.62111°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Aomori Prefecture | ||
| District | Sannohe | ||
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| • Total | 94.01 km2 (36.30 sq mi) | ||
| Population (March 1, 2017) | |||
| • Total | 13,900 | ||
| • Density | 148/km2 (380/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Zelkova serrata | ||
| • Flower | Rhododendron | ||
| • Bird | Japanese bush warbler | ||
| Phone number | 0178-88-2111 | ||
| Address | 1-87 Dobutsu, Hashikami-cho, Sannohe-gun, Aomori-ken 039-1201 | ||
| Website | www |
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Hashikami (階上町 Hashikami-chō?) is a town located in Sannohe District of southeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of As of 1 March 2017[update], the town had an estimated population of 13,900 and a population density of 148 persons per km2 in 5,906 households. The total area of the town was 94.01 square kilometres (36.30 sq mi).
Hashikami occupies the far southeast corner of Aomori Prefecture, facing the Pacific Ocean. The coastline is rugged and highly indented, forming numerous small bays. Inland, the land is hilly, rising to the west to a height of 740 metres (2,430 ft) at the highest point. A portion of the coastal areas of the town were within the borders of the Tanesashi Kaigan Hashikamidake Prefectural Natural Park, which was incorporated into the Sanriku Fukkō National Park in 2013.
The town has a cold maritime climate characterized by cool, short summers and long, cold winters with heavy snowfall (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Hashikami is 9.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1172 mm with September as the wettest month.The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.2 °C.
Per Japanese census data, the population of Hashikami has peaked at around the year 2000 and is in gradual decline.
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