Shōbara

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nameShōbara
native_name庄原市
native_name_langja
settlement_typeCity
image_skylineTaishaku-dangyo.jpg
image_captionTaishaku Valley
image_flagFlag of Shōbara, Hiroshima.svg
image_sealEmblem of Shōbara, Hiroshima.svg
image_map
image_map1Shobara in Hiroshima Prefecture Ja.svg
map_captionLocation of Shōbara in Hiroshima Prefecture
pushpin_mapJapan
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Japan
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameJapan
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Chūgoku (San'yō)
subdivision_type2Prefecture
subdivision_name2Hiroshima
subdivision_type3District
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameKozo Kiyama 木山 耕三 (since April 2013)
leader_title1Vice Mayor
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km21246.49
population_total32,343
population_as_ofMarch 31, 2023
population_density_km2auto
timezone1JST
utc_offset1+09:00
blank_name_sec1City hall address
blank_info_sec11-10-1 Nakamoto-chō, Shōbara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 727-8501
blank_name_sec2Climate
blank_info_sec2Cfa
website
module{{Infobox place symbols
treeSiebold's beech
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Shōbara is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,343 in 14984 households and a population density of 26 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 1246.49 sqkm.

Geography

Shōbara is located in the Chugoku Mountains in the northeast corner of Hiroshima Prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

Hiroshima Prefecture

Climate

Shōbara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Shōbara is 12.7 C. The average annual rainfall is 1488.8 mm with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.0 C, and lowest in January, at around 1.0 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Shōbara was 38.1 C on 5 August 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -18.5 C on 26 February 1991.

|width= auto |single line = Y |metric first = Y |location = Shōbara (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) |Jan record high C = 15.6 |Feb record high C = 21.4 |Mar record high C = 25.5 |Apr record high C = 30.4 |May record high C = 32.8 |Jun record high C = 35.0 |Jul record high C = 37.1 |Aug record high C = 38.1 |Sep record high C = 35.8 |Oct record high C = 30.0 |Nov record high C = 26.6 |Dec record high C = 19.8 |Jan record low C = -11.7 |Feb record low C = -13.8 |Mar record low C = -8.5 |Apr record low C = -4.8 |May record low C = -1.5 |Jun record low C = 5.1 |Jul record low C = 9.1 |Aug record low C = 12.4 |Sep record low C = 3.5 |Oct record low C = -1.0 |Nov record low C = -4.2 |Dec record low C = -10.1 |Jan high C = 6.0 |Feb high C = 7.8 |Mar high C = 12.6 |Apr high C = 19.1 |May high C = 23.7 |Jun high C = 26.3 |Jul high C = 29.7 |Aug high C = 31.2 |Sep high C = 26.8 |Oct high C = 21.0 |Nov high C = 14.8 |Dec high C = 8.3 |Jan mean C = 1.0 |Feb mean C = 2.0 |Mar mean C = 5.6 |Apr mean C = 11.4 |May mean C = 16.4 |Jun mean C = 20.3 |Jul mean C = 24.2 |Aug mean C = 25.0 |Sep mean C = 20.6 |Oct mean C = 14.2 |Nov mean C = 8.2 |Dec mean C = 3.0 |Jan low C = -2.6 |Feb low C = -2.5 |Mar low C = -0.2 |Apr low C = 4.4 |May low C = 9.8 |Jun low C = 15.4 |Jul low C = 20.2 |Aug low C = 20.7 |Sep low C = 16.1 |Oct low C = 9.2 |Nov low C = 3.3 |Dec low C = -0.8 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 71.2 |Feb precipitation mm = 71.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 101.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 105.5 |May precipitation mm = 140.5 |Jun precipitation mm = 187.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 249.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 147.6 |Sep precipitation mm = 164.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 96.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 68.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 83.6 |year precipitation mm = 1488.8 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 12.5 |Feb precipitation days = 11.2 |Mar precipitation days = 11.6 |Apr precipitation days = 9.9 |May precipitation days = 10.0 |Jun precipitation days = 11.7 |Jul precipitation days = 12.5 |Aug precipitation days = 9.9 |Sep precipitation days = 10.1 |Oct precipitation days = 7.9 |Nov precipitation days = 8.9 |Dec precipitation days = 12.7 |Jan sun = 89.2 |Feb sun = 106.1 |Mar sun = 154.8 |Apr sun = 181.4 |May sun = 196.0 |Jun sun = 139.8 |Jul sun = 147.1 |Aug sun = 180.8 |Sep sun = 143.7 |Oct sun = 153.3 |Nov sun = 124.9 |Dec sun = 93.5 |year sun = 1718.9 |source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web | url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=67&block_no=0675&year=&month=&day=&view=h0 |script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値） | publisher = JMA | access-date = May 16, 2022}}{{cite web | url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=67&block_no=0675&year=&month=&day=&view=h0 |script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値） | publisher = JMA | access-date = May 16, 2022}}}}

|width= auto |collapsed = Y |single line = Y |metric first = Y |location = Takano, Shōbara (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) |Jan record high C = 13.0 |Feb record high C = 18.4 |Mar record high C = 22.9 |Apr record high C = 27.8 |May record high C = 30.5 |Jun record high C = 32.2 |Jul record high C = 35.1 |Aug record high C = 34.5 |Sep record high C = 32.1 |Oct record high C = 28.0 |Nov record high C = 23.6 |Dec record high C = 18.6 |Jan record low C = -17.0 |Feb record low C = -18.5 |Mar record low C = -14.9 |Apr record low C = -8.5 |May record low C = -3.6 |Jun record low C = 2.4 |Jul record low C = 5.3 |Aug record low C = 8.9 |Sep record low C = 0.1 |Oct record low C = -3.2 |Nov record low C = -6.4 |Dec record low C = -15.4 |Jan high C = 3.4 |Feb high C = 4.7 |Mar high C = 9.4 |Apr high C = 16.3 |May high C = 21.2 |Jun high C = 24.0 |Jul high C = 27.3 |Aug high C = 28.6 |Sep high C = 24.2 |Oct high C = 18.7 |Nov high C = 12.8 |Dec high C = 6.3 |Jan mean C = -0.5 |Feb mean C = -0.1 |Mar mean C = 3.5 |Apr mean C = 9.3 |May mean C = 14.5 |Jun mean C = 18.5 |Jul mean C = 22.5 |Aug mean C = 23.1 |Sep mean C = 18.8 |Oct mean C = 12.5 |Nov mean C = 6.9 |Dec mean C = 1.7 |Jan low C = -4.4 |Feb low C = -4.7 |Mar low C = -2.1 |Apr low C = 2.3 |May low C = 7.8 |Jun low C = 13.6 |Jul low C = 18.6 |Aug low C = 18.9 |Sep low C = 14.3 |Oct low C = 7.2 |Nov low C = 1.7 |Dec low C = -2.2 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 147.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 128.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 150.9 |Apr precipitation mm = 134.4 |May precipitation mm = 156.9 |Jun precipitation mm = 211.3 |Jul precipitation mm = 294.5 |Aug precipitation mm = 170.1 |Sep precipitation mm = 189.6 |Oct precipitation mm = 125.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 104.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 158.0 |year precipitation mm = 1969.4 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 19.0 |Feb precipitation days = 16.1 |Mar precipitation days = 14.8 |Apr precipitation days = 11.5 |May precipitation days = 10.6 |Jun precipitation days = 12.6 |Jul precipitation days = 13.5 |Aug precipitation days = 11.3 |Sep precipitation days = 11.6 |Oct precipitation days = 9.7 |Nov precipitation days = 12.3 |Dec precipitation days = 17.9 |Jan snow cm = 208 |Feb snow cm = 163 |Mar snow cm = 77 |Apr snow cm = 3 |May snow cm = 0 |Jun snow cm = 0 |Jul snow cm = 0 |Aug snow cm = 0 |Sep snow cm = 0 |Oct snow cm = 0 |Nov snow cm = 6 |Dec snow cm = 118 |year snow cm = 578 |unit snow days = 3 cm |Jan snow days = 16.2 |Feb snow days = 14.5 |Mar snow days = 8.5 |Apr snow days = 0.3 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 0.5 |Dec snow days = 9.1 |Jan sun = 51.3 |Feb sun = 66.3 |Mar sun = 128.4 |Apr sun = 178.1 |May sun = 196.7 |Jun sun = 140.5 |Jul sun = 134.1 |Aug sun = 160.3 |Sep sun = 128.2 |Oct sun = 143.7 |Nov sun = 108.3 |Dec sun = 69.7 |year sun = 1504.1 |source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web | url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=67&block_no=0947&year=&month=&day=&view=h0 |script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値） | publisher = JMA | access-date = May 16, 2022}}{{cite web | url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=67&block_no=0947&year=&month=&day=&view=h0 |script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値） | publisher = JMA | access-date = May 16, 2022}}}}

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Shōbara in 2020 is 33,633 people. Shōbara has been conducting censuses since 1920. | 1950 | 90957 | 1955 | 88748 | 1960 | 81162 | 1965 | 67983 | 1970 | 60072 | 1975 | 56336 | 1980 | 53506 | 1985 | 52157 | 1990 | 50624 | 1995 | 48539 | 2000 | 45678 | 2005 | 43149 | 2010 | 40255 | 2015 | 37000 | 2020 | 33633 |align = none | footnote = Shōbara population statistics

History

The Shōbara area is part of ancient Bingo Province. During the Edo Period, it was part of the holdings of Hiroshima Domain. Following the Meiji restoration, the village of Shōbara was established within Mikami District, Hiroshima with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Mikami District became part of Hiba District, Hiroshima on October 1, 1898 at which time Shōbara was raised to town status. On March 31, 1954 Shōbara merged with the villages of Takamura, Honda, Shikinobu, Yamauchi-Higashi, Yamauchi-Nishi, and Yamauchi-Kita and was raised to city status.

On March 31, 2005, the towns of Hiwa, Kuchiwa, Saijō, Takano, and Tōjō (all from Hiba District), and the town of Sōryō (from Kōnu District) were merged into Shōbara. Hiba District and Kōnu District were both dissolved as a result of this merger.

Government

Shōbara has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 20 members. Shōbara contributes one member to the Hiroshima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Hiroshima 5th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The main economic activities in Shōbara are agriculture, mining (kaolinite, limestone) and hydroelectric power generation.

Education

Shōbara has 18 public elementary schools, and seven public junior high schools operated by the city government, and five public high school operated by the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the disabled and one agricultural college. The Prefectural University of Hiroshima has a campus in Shōbara.

Transportation

Railway

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/JR_logo_(west).svg" caption="JR West]] (JR West) - [[Geibi Line"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/JR_logo_(west).svg" caption="JR West]] (JR West) - [[Kisuki Line"] ::

Highways

Sister city relations

China - Mianyang, Sichuan, China since September 29, 1990.

Local attractions

Noted people from Shōbara

References

References

  1. "市長のプロフィール".
  2. "Shōbara city official statistics".
  3. [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/hiroshima/ Shōbara population statistics]

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