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Semboku

Eastern Asia

Semboku (仙北市, Semboku-shi) is a city in Akita Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 24,045 living in 10,398 households as of 31 January 2023, a density of about 22 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 Akita 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
24,610 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deAkita Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Quote, Akita Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Semboku City (-shi) 仙北市 34,945 33,565 31,868 29,568 27,523 24,610 21,666
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 39.7001,140.7306
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 232.0
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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 39.75, 140.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.75, 140.75
39.75 140.75 Dfb
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Semboku (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan
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