Sawauchi
沢内村 | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
 Flag | |
 Location of Sawauchi in Iwate Prefecture | |
  Sawauchi Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 39°26′2.8″N 140°45′01″E / 39.434111°N 140.75028°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Iwate Prefecture |
| District | Waga District |
| Merged | November 1, 2005 (now part of Nishiwaga) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 286.22 km2 (110.51 sq mi) |
| Population (November 1, 2005) | |
| • Total | 3,658 |
| • Density | 12.78/km2 (33.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Common cuckoo |
| Flower | Erythronium japonicum |
| Tree | Fagus crenata |
Sawauchi (沢内村, Sawauchi-mura) was a village located in Waga District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
History
The village of Yuda created on April 1, 1889, within Nishiwaga District with the establishment of the municipality system. Nishiwaga merged with Higashiwaga District to form Waga District on March 29, 1896.
On November 1, 2005, Sawauchi, along with the town of Yuda (also from Waga District), was merged to create the town of Nishiwaga, and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of November 2005, the village had an estimated population of 3,658 and a population density of 12.78 persons per km2. The total area was 286.22 km2.
Climate
| Climate data for Sawauchi (2017−2020 normals, extremes 2017−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.1 (93.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
34.1 (93.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.9 (−0.2) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
| Source: JMA[1][2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ↑ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
External links
- Official website of Nishiwaga in Japanese (in Japanese)
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