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located in

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 35,279 in 13575 households and a

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of 64 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Unnan City is located in southeastern Shimane Prefecturem with the southern areas in the Chugoku Mountains. Most of the city is forest.

Neighboring municipalities

Shimane Prefecture * Iinan *

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Hiroshima Prefecture * Shōbara

Climate

Unnan has a

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(

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''Cfa'') with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year. The average annual temperature in Unnan 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 February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Unnan was on 6 August 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 26 February 1981.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Unnan in 2020 is 36,007 people.

History

The area of Unnan was part of ancient

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. During the

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, the area was controlled by

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. After the

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, the area was divided between the

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and

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, and further divided into villages on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. The city of Unnan was established on November 1, 2004, from the merger of the towns of Daitō, Kamo, and Kisuki (all from Ōhara District), the towns of Mitoya and Kakeya, and the village of

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(all from Iishi District).

Government

Unnan has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city council of 19 members. Unnan contributes nine members to the Shimane Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Shimane 1st district of the

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of the

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Economy

Unnan is a regional commercial center with a local economy based heavily on agriculture, forestry and light manufacturing.

Education

Unnan has 15 public elementary school and seven public junior high schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Shimane Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

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(JR West) -

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* - - - - - -

Highways

Matsue Expressway * *

Sister cities

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Local attractions

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*Akagawahotaru Park, *Hikawabijin Hot Spring *Historical Museum of Iron * Kamoiwakura site, National Historic Site *Kisuki Health Forest *

Lake Shinji is a lake in the northeast area of the Shimane Prefecture in Japan. The lake is the seventh largest in Japan, with a circumference of . It is enclosed by the Shimane Peninsula to the north, and the Izumo and Matsue plains to the west and east re ...

*Matsue Shinji Furusato Forest Park *Ohara Dam *Okuizumotane Natural Museum *Okuizumoyumura Hot Springs *Sajiroonsen Choja Hot Spring *Shimaneken Akashimidorigaoka Park *Suga Shrine *Ushio Hot Springs

References

External links

Unnan City official website
Cities in Shimane Prefecture Unnan {{Shimane-geo-stub