Kuchinotsu (口之津町, Kuchinotsu-chō) was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,450 and a density of 646.29 persons per km2. The total area was 9.98 km2.
On March 31, 2006, Kuchinotsu, along with the towns of Arie, Fukae, Futsu, Kazusa, Kitaarima, Minamiarima and Nishiarie (all from Minamitakaki District), was merged to create the city of Minamishimabara. [1] [2]
An Imperial decree in July 1899 established Kuchinotsu as an open port for trading with the United States and the United Kingdom. [3]
Climate data for Kuchinotsu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.8 (101.8) |
35.7 (96.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
38.8 (101.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
29.3 (84.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
21.6 (70.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60.9 (2.40) |
79.0 (3.11) |
114.8 (4.52) |
132.6 (5.22) |
151.6 (5.97) |
366.9 (14.44) |
304.6 (11.99) |
180.7 (7.11) |
175.1 (6.89) |
88.8 (3.50) |
89.6 (3.53) |
69.3 (2.73) |
1,813.9 (71.41) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.7 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 14.0 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 110.7 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 133.4 | 147.8 | 178.9 | 191.5 | 199.4 | 134.5 | 195.2 | 232.7 | 188.9 | 194.2 | 157.7 | 142.5 | 2,099.6 |
Source: JMA [4] [5] |
3 月 31 日に加津佐町,口之津町,南有馬町,北有馬町,西有家町,有家町,布津町及び深江町が合併し、南島原市となった。
32°36′N 130°11′E / 32.600°N 130.183°E