Tomigusuku
豊見城市 Tumigushiku | |
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 Tomigusuku City Montage | |
.svg) Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Tomigusuku in Okinawa Prefecture | |
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  Tomigusuku | |
| Coordinates: 26°9′40″N 127°40′8″E / 26.16111°N 127.66889°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Haruki Yoshii |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.60 km2 (7.57 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2016) | |
| • Total | 61,613 |
| • Density | 3,140/km2 (8,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Address | 854-1, Aza Onaga, Tomigusuku-shi 901-0292 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Bougainvillea |
| Tree | Ebony |
Tomigusuku (豊見城市, Tomigusuku-shi, Okinawan: トゥミグシク, romanized: Tumigushiku[1]) is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2012, the city has an estimated population of 60,004 and a population density of 3117 persons per km².[2] The total area is 19.25 km².
On April 1, 2002, the administrative status of Tomigusuku was changed from village (Japanese: 村; son) to city (Japanese: 市; shi). Until then it had been the largest village in Japan.
| Climate data for Tomigusuku (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.6 (81.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.4 (70.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 79.7 (3.14) |
92.9 (3.66) |
107.2 (4.22) |
134.5 (5.30) |
222.0 (8.74) |
292.3 (11.51) |
150.6 (5.93) |
227.5 (8.96) |
177.7 (7.00) |
162.3 (6.39) |
110.4 (4.35) |
98.1 (3.86) |
1,855.1 (73.04) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.2 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 8.8 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 120.3 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4] | |||||||||||||
