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Shimabara

Eastern Asia

Shimabara (島原市, Shimabara-shi) is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, in the Kyūshū region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 42,181 living in 19917 households as of 30 June 2024. 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 Nagasaki 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
43,338 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deNagasaki Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Quote, Nagasaki Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Shimabara City (-shi) 島原市 52,853 51,563 50,045 47,455 45,436 43,338 40,445
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 32.7881,130.3702
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 5.0
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3. 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 32.75, 130.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.75, 130.25
32.75 130.25 Cfa
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Shimabara, Nagasaki (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
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