Tamano
title: "Tamano" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-in-okayama-prefecture", "tamano,-okayama", "populated-coastal-places-in-japan", "port-settlements-in-japan"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamano" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Tamano |
| native_name | 玉野市 |
| native_name_lang | ja |
| settlement_type | City |
| image_skyline | Japan National Route 30 Uno ekimae (JR Uno Station) crossing at Tamano, Okayama.JPG |
| image_caption | Crossing in Tamano City |
| image_flag | Flag of Tamano, Okayama.svg |
| image_seal | Emblem of Tamano, Okayama.svg |
| seal_type | Seal |
| image_map | |
| image_map1 | Tamano in Okayama Prefecture Ja.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Tamano in Okayama Prefecture |
| pushpin_map | Japan |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Japan |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Japan |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Chūgoku (San'yō) |
| subdivision_type2 | Prefecture |
| subdivision_name2 | Okayama |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Susumu Kuroda (since October 2005) |
| leader_title1 | Vice Mayor |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 103.58 |
| population_total | 55,889 |
| population_as_of | October 31, 2022 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | JST |
| utc_offset1 | +09:00 |
| blank_name_sec1 | City hall address |
| blank_info_sec1 | 1-27-1 Uno, Tamano-shi, Okayama-ken 706-8510 |
| blank_name_sec2 | Climate |
| blank_info_sec2 | Cfa |
| website | |
| module | {{Infobox place symbols |
| tree | Quercus |
| flower | Azalea |
| fish | "Sebastes inermis" (Mebaru in Japanese) |
| :: |
| name = Tamano | official_name = | native_name = 玉野市 | native_name_lang = ja | settlement_type = City | other_name = | image_skyline = Japan National Route 30 Uno ekimae (JR Uno Station) crossing at Tamano, Okayama.JPG | image_caption = Crossing in Tamano City | image_flag = Flag of Tamano, Okayama.svg | image_seal = Emblem of Tamano, Okayama.svg | seal_type = Seal | image_map = | image_map1 = Tamano in Okayama Prefecture Ja.svg | map_caption = Location of Tamano in Okayama Prefecture | pushpin_map = Japan | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Japan | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Chūgoku (San'yō) | subdivision_type2 = Prefecture | subdivision_name2 = Okayama | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Susumu Kuroda (since October 2005) | leader_title1 = Vice Mayor | leader_name1 = | unit_pref = Metric | area_total_km2 = 103.58 | population_total = 55,889 | population_as_of = October 31, 2022 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = JST | utc_offset1 = +09:00 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | blank_name_sec1 = City hall address | blank_info_sec1 = 1-27-1 Uno, Tamano-shi, Okayama-ken 706-8510 | blank_name_sec2 = Climate | blank_info_sec2 = Cfa | website = | module = {{Infobox place symbols| embedded=yes | tree = Quercus | flower = Azalea | bird = | butterfly = | fish = "Sebastes inermis" (Mebaru in Japanese) thumb|Tamano City Hall thumb|Aerial view of Tamano city center thumb|Shibukawa beach in Tamano Tamano is a city located in southern Okayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 55,889 in 27087 households, and a population density of 540 persons per km2 . Its total area is 103.58 sqkm
Geography
Tamano is located in southern Okayama Prefecture. It faces the Seto Inland Sea to the south, and parts of the city are within the borders of the Setonaikai National Park.
Adjoining municipalities
Climate
Tamano has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Tamano is 16.1 C. The average annual rainfall is 1038.5 mm with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.1 C, and lowest in January, at around 5.5 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Tamano was 38.2 C on 19 August 1995; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -6.4 C on 26 February 1981.
|width=auto |collapsed = Y |single line = Y |metric first = Y |location = Tamano (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) |Jan record high C = 17.2 |Feb record high C = 19.8 |Mar record high C = 24.4 |Apr record high C = 29.0 |May record high C = 32.3 |Jun record high C = 36.1 |Jul record high C = 37.1 |Aug record high C = 38.2 |Sep record high C = 37.1 |Oct record high C = 31.5 |Nov record high C = 26.0 |Dec record high C = 20.9 |Jan record low C = -4.0 |Feb record low C = -6.4 |Mar record low C = -5.1 |Apr record low C = 0.1 |May record low C = 5.7 |Jun record low C = 10.4 |Jul record low C = 17.5 |Aug record low C = 18.3 |Sep record low C = 11.6 |Oct record low C = 5.8 |Nov record low C = 1.7 |Dec record low C = -3.5 |Jan high C = 9.2 |Feb high C = 9.7 |Mar high C = 13.0 |Apr high C = 18.1 |May high C = 22.9 |Jun high C = 26.0 |Jul high C = 30.3 |Aug high C = 32.1 |Sep high C = 28.6 |Oct high C = 23.1 |Nov high C = 17.2 |Dec high C = 11.7 |Jan mean C = 5.5 |Feb mean C = 5.8 |Mar mean C = 8.8 |Apr mean C = 13.7 |May mean C = 18.5 |Jun mean C = 22.2 |Jul mean C = 26.3 |Aug mean C = 28.1 |Sep mean C = 24.7 |Oct mean C = 19.0 |Nov mean C = 13.1 |Dec mean C = 7.9 |Jan low C = 2.0 |Feb low C = 2.0 |Mar low C = 4.6 |Apr low C = 9.5 |May low C = 14.6 |Jun low C = 19.2 |Jul low C = 23.5 |Aug low C = 25.2 |Sep low C = 21.4 |Oct low C = 15.3 |Nov low C = 9.2 |Dec low C = 4.3 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 35.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 42.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 77.9 |Apr precipitation mm = 78.7 |May precipitation mm = 103.1 |Jun precipitation mm = 146.2 |Jul precipitation mm = 152.5 |Aug precipitation mm = 78.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 137.4 |Oct precipitation mm = 97.4 |Nov precipitation mm = 48.4 |Dec precipitation mm = 40.3 |year precipitation mm = 1038.5 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 5.4 |Feb precipitation days = 6.5 |Mar precipitation days = 9.1 |Apr precipitation days = 9.0 |May precipitation days = 8.8 |Jun precipitation days = 10.7 |Jul precipitation days = 9.1 |Aug precipitation days = 5.6 |Sep precipitation days = 8.5 |Oct precipitation days = 7.3 |Nov precipitation days = 5.9 |Dec precipitation days = 5.8 |Jan sun = 158.5 |Feb sun = 152.4 |Mar sun = 182.3 |Apr sun = 202.1 |May sun = 212.7 |Jun sun = 166.2 |Jul sun = 203.6 |Aug sun = 237.8 |Sep sun = 171.1 |Oct sun = 179.1 |Nov sun = 161.6 |Dec sun = 159.8 |year sun = 2187.1 |source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web | url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=66&block_no=0670&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 5, 2022}}{{cite web | url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=66&block_no=0670&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 5, 2022}}}}
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Tamano in 2020 is 56,531 people. Tamano has been conducting censuses since 1920.
| 1920 | 35355 | 1925 | 32647 | 1930 | 36382 | 1935 | 40717 | 1940 | 51879 | 1945 | 62237 | 1950 | 65625 | 1955 | 68076 | 1960 | 70933 | 1965 | 71419 | 1970 | 73478 | 1975 | 78516 | 1980 | 77803 | 1985 | 76954 | 1990 | 73238 | 1995 | 71330 | 2000 | 69567 | 2005 | 67047 | 2010 | 64553 | 2015 | 60736 | 2020 | 56531 |align = none |cols=2 | footnote = Tamano population statistics
History
The Tamano area is part of ancient Bizen Province. During the Edo Period, it was part of the holdings of Okayama Domain. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organized into villages within Kojima District, Okayama with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The city of Tamano was officially founded on August 3, 1940 by the merger of the towns of Uno and Hibi.
Government
Tamano has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 19 members. Tamano contributes two members to the Okayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Okayama 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
Tamano has a mixed economy of heavy industry, commercial fishing and agriculture. Shipbuilding and metal refining are major industries, with one of the largest shipbuilding yards in Japan, operated by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, is located in Tamano. Other industries include textiles, chemicals, oil refining and salt production.
Education
Tamano has 14 public elementary schools, seven public junior high schools and two public high schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Okayama prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
The JR Uno Line connects it to Okayama. Before the Great Seto Bridge was opened, there was a train ferry between Uno Port in Tamano and Takamatsu on Shikoku. Then, Tamano was the major entrance to Shikoku. Today there still exist many ferry lines between Uno port and Takamatsu, and also the islands of Shōdoshima and Naoshima.
Railway
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/JR_logo_(west).svg" caption="JR West]] (JR West) - [[Uno Line"] ::
Highways
Sister cities
- Korea Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang, Republic of Korea since August 3, 1981
- China Jiujiang, Jiangxi , China, friendship city since 1996
- US Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States, since July 23, 2004
Notable people from Tamano
- Yukari Ichijo, manga artist
- Hisaichi Ishii, manga artist
- Ukita Kōkichi, aviation pioneer
- Taiyo Sugiura, actor
- Tetsuo Takashima, author
- Katsuya Terada, artist
- Hiroshi Yagi, baseball player
References
References
- "Tamano city official statistics".
- [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/okayama/ Tamano population statistics]
- "About Tongyeong -> Sister Cities". Tongyeong.
- "Sister Cities". Jiujiang.
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