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Kosai

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Kosai (湖西市, Kosai-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 57,885 living in 24,232 households as of 30 June 2019, a density of about 668.7 people per square kilometre. The municipality covers a total area of 85.65 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 Shizuoka 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
57,885 1
Area (sq km)
85.65 2
Elevation Band
Sea Level 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deShizuoka Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Quote, Shizuoka Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Kosai City (-shi) 湖西市 60,714 60,827 60,994 60,107 59,789 57,885 55,211
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2. Kosai, Shizuoka (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, area
    The total area of the city is 85.65 square kilometres
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in far western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in far western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in far western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 34.7184,137.5316
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 2.0
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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 34.75, 137.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.75, 137.75
34.75 137.75 Cfa
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