is a
city
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located in
Shimane Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamag ...
,
Japan. The city was founded on August 1, 1952.
As of December 2021, the city has a population of 44,976.
As of December 2019, the city has a population of 46,209.
As of March 2017, the city has a
population
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of 46,892 and a
population density
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of 64 persons per km². The total area is 733.16 km².
At the end of September 2010, the city had a population of 51,118. At the end of August 2009, the city had a population of 51,599. At the end of September 2008, the city had a population of 52,022.
On November 1, 2004, the towns of
Mito and
Hikimi (both from
Mino District) were merged into Masuda. Therefore, Mino District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Iwami Airport
is an airport located Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is also known as Hagi-Iwami Airport due to its proximity to the city of Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamagu ...
is located in Masuda.
Geography
Climate
Masuda has a
humid subtropical climate (
Köppen climate classification
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''Cfa'') with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year. The average annual temperature in Masuda is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around .
[ The highest temperature ever recorded in Masuda was on 6 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 26 February 1981.][
]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Masuda in 2020 is 45,003 people.[ Masuda has been conducting censuses since 1920.
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References
External links
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Masuda City official website
Masuda City official website
Cities in Shimane Prefecture
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