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Kami-Amakusa

Eastern Asia

Kami-Amakusa (上天草市, Kamiamakusa-shi) is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, in the Kyūshū region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 23,824 living in 11085 households as of 31 July 2024, a density of about 190 people per square kilometre. 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 Kumamoto 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
24,563 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deKumamoto Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Quote, Kumamoto Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Kamiamakusa City (-shi) 上天草市 36,667 35,314 32,502 29,902 27,006 24,563 21,404
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 32.5874,130.4304
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 8.0
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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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Kamiamakusa, Kumamoto (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
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