Teradomari
寺泊町
Former municipality
Teradomari Fish Market Street
Teradomari Fish Market Street
Flag of Teradomari
Flag
Official seal of Teradomari
Seal
CountryJapan
RegionHokuriku
PrefectureNiigata Prefecture
MergedJanuary 1, 2006
(now part of Nagaoka)
Area
 • Total58.16 km2 (22.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total11,766
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
10 municipalities merged into Nagaoka City

Teradomari (寺泊町, Teradomari-machi) was a town located in Santō District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,766 and a density of 202.30 persons per km2. The total area was 58.16 km2.

On January 1, 2006, Teradomari, along with the city of Tochio, the town of Yoita, and the village of Washima (all from Santō District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka.[1][2]

Climate

Climate data for Teradomari, Niigata (1981-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0) 		6.9
(44.4) 		10.3
(50.5) 		15.7
(60.3) 		20.4
(68.7) 		24.6
(76.3) 		27.4
(81.3) 		30.1
(86.2) 		26.4
(79.5) 		20.7
(69.3) 		14.6
(58.3) 		8.8
(47.8) 		17.7
(63.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.9
(37.2) 		3.1
(37.6) 		5.6
(42.1) 		10.8
(51.4) 		15.7
(60.3) 		20.2
(68.4) 		23.4
(74.1) 		25.6
(78.1) 		21.9
(71.4) 		16.0
(60.8) 		10.2
(50.4) 		5.3
(41.5) 		13.4
(56.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.1
(32.2) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		1.6
(34.9) 		6.5
(43.7) 		11.7
(53.1) 		16.7
(62.1) 		20.6
(69.1) 		22.2
(72.0) 		18.3
(64.9) 		12.1
(53.8) 		6.5
(43.7) 		2.1
(35.8) 		9.9
(49.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 180.1
(7.09) 		110.2
(4.34) 		126.7
(4.99) 		99.1
(3.90) 		103.7
(4.08) 		143.1
(5.63) 		274.7
(10.81) 		161.2
(6.35) 		144.9
(5.70) 		162.9
(6.41) 		237.7
(9.36) 		251.6
(9.91) 		1,995.9
(78.57)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 51.1 74.5 124.1 177.1 192.1 178.1 147.6 213.1 163.3 140.8 85.0 47.2 1,594
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency

Transportation

Railway

JR East - Echigo Line

In addition to this line, Echigo Kotsu Nagaoka Line(ja:越後交通長岡線) had been operated in the town until 1975.

Highway

Ports

Local attractions

See also

Media related to Teradomari, Niigata at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ "市町村合併に伴う町名変更一覧". Nagaoka City (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  2. ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2006. p. 135. Tochio-shi, Washima‐mura, Teradomari‐machi and Yoita‐machi were incorporated into Nagaoka-shi as of January 1, 2006.


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