Misato, Kumamoto

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Misato
美里町
Town
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Misato town Hall
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Misato, Kumamoto
Location of Misato in Kumamoto Prefecture
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Misato
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 32°38′22″N130°47′20″E / 32.63944°N 130.78889°E / 32.63944; 130.78889
CountryJapan
Region Kyushu
Prefecture Kumamoto
District Shimomashiki
Area
 • Total144.00 km2 (55.60 sq mi)
Population
 (August 31, 2024)
 • Total8,361
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address1100 Baba, Misato-machi, Shimomashiki-gun, Kumamoto-ken 861-4492
Website Official website
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Reitai Bridge

Misato (美里町, Misato-machi) is a town located in Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2024, the town had an estimated population of 8,361 in 3323 households, and a population density of 58 persons per km2. [1] The total area of the town is 144.00 km2 (55.60 sq mi).

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Geography

Misato is located in the center of Kumamoto Prefecture, about 30 kilometers southeast of Kumamoto City. The urban center is in the northwest, where there is flat land at the southern end of the Kumamoto Basin, but nearly 80% of remaining area of the town is mountainous and forested. The southern part of the town occupies a corner of the Kyushu Mountains, with a series of mountains over 1000 meters high, such as Mt. Kosa, Mt. Karamata, and Mt. Kyojo. Rivers such as the Midorikawa River and the Shakain River flow through the town, and the Midorikawa Dam is located in the northeastern part of the town.

Neighboring municipalities

Kumamoto Prefecture

Climate

Misato has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Misato is 13.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2333 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.1 °C. [2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Misato is as shown below

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1940 19,181—    
1950 24,288+26.6%
1960 21,693−10.7%
1970 16,579−23.6%
1980 14,727−11.2%
1990 14,222−3.4%
2000 12,969−8.8%
2010 11,388−12.2%
2020 9,392−17.5%

History

The area of Misato was part of ancient Higo Province, During the Edo Period it was part of the holdings of Kumamoto Domain. After the Meiji restoration, the villages of Nakayama, Nishine, Nishitomochi and Higashitomochi were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Nishitomochi was raised to town status on April 1, 1924 and was renamed Tomochi. Nakayama and Nishine merged to form Chūō on April 1, 1955, which was raised to town status on January 1, 1975. On November 1, 2004 Chūō and Tomochi merged to form the town of Misato.

Government

Misato has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 10 members. Misato, collectively with the city of Uki, contributes two members to the Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Kumamoto 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Agriculture is the town's main economic activity.

Education

Misato has four public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railways

Yamato does not have any passenger railway service. The nearest station is Matsubase Station on the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line in neighboring Uki.

Highways

Local attractions

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The "number one" stone stairway in Japan

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References

  1. ↑ "Kumamoto Prefecture official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ↑ Misato climate: Average Temperature, weather by month


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