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Motosu

Eastern Asia

Motosu (本巣市, Motosu-shi) is a city in Gifu Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 34,453 as of 1 November 2018. The municipality covers a total area of 374.65 square kilometres. As a shi, it is one of the three kinds of municipality used in Japan, alongside towns and villages, and it runs its local administration through a mayor and a city council within Gifu Prefecture. The population and area figures are those quoted in the article at the time of writing and may differ from later census results.

Facts
Population
32,928 1
Area (sq km)
374.65 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deGifu Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Quote, Gifu Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Motosu City (-shi) 本巣市 33,297 33,900 34,603 35,047 33,995 32,928 31,785
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2. Motosu (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, area
    The total area of the city was 374.65 square kilometres
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Gifu, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Gifu, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Gifu, Japan
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 35.483,136.6786
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 34.0
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4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.25, 136.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.25, 136.75
35.25 136.75 Cfa
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