Kudamatsu facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kudamatsu 下松市
City
Kudamatsu City Hall
Flag Emblem
Kudamatsu Location in Japan
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku (Sanyo)
Prefecture	Yamaguchi
Area
• Total	89.35 km2 (34.50 sq mi)
Population  (May 31, 2014)
• Total	56,892
• Density	636.73/km2 (1,649.13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	3-3-3 Ōtemachi, Kudamatsu-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 744-8585
Climate	Cfa
Symbols Flower Salvia splendens Tree Myrica rubra

Kasado Bridge

Kudamatsu city center

Kudamatsu (下松市, Kudamatsu-shi) is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May  2023 (2023 -05-31)^[update], the city had an estimated population of 56,892 in 26829 households and a population density of 640 persons per km². The total area of the city is 89.35 square kilometres (34.50 sq mi).

Geography

Kudamatsu is sandwiched between the cities of Shunan and Hikari, with which it has strong ties in terms of industry, economy, and population exchange; the three cities are informally called the "Shunan District". The city includes the islands of Kasado and Furushima offshore. In the south, facing the Seto Inland Sea, is the main industrial area and port.The northern area is increasingly a suburban residential area.

Neighbouring municipalities

Yamaguchi Prefecture

• Hikari
• Shūnan

Climate

Kudamatsu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is much higher in summer than in winter. The average annual temperature in Kudamatsu is 15.6 °C (60.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,850.1 mm (72.84 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.0 °C (80.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.9 °C (40.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Kudamatsu was 36.6 °C (97.9 °F) on 13 August 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.6 °C (16.5 °F) on 27 February 1981.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kudamatsu in 2020 is 55,887 people. Kudamatsu has been conducting censuses since 1920.

History

The area of Kudamatsu was part of an ancient Suō Province. During the Edo Period, the area was part of the holdings of Chōshū Domain and Tokuyama Domain. Following the Meiji restoration, the village of Toyoi (豊井村) within Tsuno District, Yamaguchi was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Toyoi as elevated to town status on March 1, 1901 and renamed Kudamatsu. On November 3, 1939 Kudamatsu annexed the villages of Hanaoka, Kubo and Suetake-minami and was elevated to city status.

Government

Kudamatsu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 20 members. Kudamatsu contributes two members to the Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Yamaguchi 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Kudamatsu is part of the Shunan industrial complex (a part of the Setouchi industrial area) that spreads across the Tokuyama-Kudamatsu Port area. It has multiple large-scale factories, notably the Hitachi, Ltd. Kasado Works which produces domestic and overseas railway vehicles and Toyo Kohan, which produces materials for beverage cans and hard disk substrates.

Education

Kudamatsu has seven public elementary school and three public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Yamaguchi Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

JR West (JR West) - San'yō Main Line

• Kudamatsu

JR West (JR West) - Gantoku Line

• Suō-Kubo - Ikunoya - Suō-Hanaoka

Highways

• San'yō Expressway
• National Route 2
• National Route 188

See also

In Spanish: Kudamatsu (Yamaguchi) para niños