Shizukuishi
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Shizukushi 雫石町 |
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View of Mount Iwate from Koiwai farm park
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 Location of Shizukuishi in Iwate Prefecture |
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 Shizukushi
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| Coordinates: 39°41′42.7″N 140°58′32.8″E / 39.695194°N 140.975778°ECoordinates: 39°41′42.7″N 140°58′32.8″E / 39.695194°N 140.975778°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Iwate | ||
| District | Iwate | ||
| Government | |||
| • -Mayor | Masamitsu Fukaya (since October 2010) | ||
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| • Total | 608.82 km2 (235.07 sq mi) | ||
| Population (October 2016) | |||
| • Total | 16,704 | ||
| • Density | 27.4/km2 (71/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Sugi | ||
| - Flower | Chrysanthemum | ||
| - Bird | Uguisu | ||
| Phone number | 019-692-2111 | ||
| Address | 5-1 Senkarita, Shizukuishi-chō, Iwate-gun, Iwate-ken 029-0595 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Shizukuishi (雫石町? Shizukuishi-chō) is a town located in Iwate District, Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. As of 1 October 2016[update], the town had an estimated population of 16,704 and a population density of 27.4 persons per km². The total area of the town was 608.82 square kilometres (235.07 sq mi).
Shizukuishi is located in the Ōu Mountains of west-central Iwate Prefecture, bordering Akita Prefecture to the west. Mount Iwate (2038 m), an active volcano, lies just to the north of Shizukuishi and dominates the landscape. The Ōu Mountains form the boundary to the west as well with Akita Komagatake, another active volcano, just across the border in Akita Prefecture. The downtown area is located where the Shizukuishi and Kakkonda Rivers meet. Gosho Lake was created in 1981 with the completion of Gosho Dam.
Shizukuishi has a cold humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Shizukuishi is 9.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1469 mm with September as the wettest month and February as the driest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around -3.7 °C.
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