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Kami-Amakusa
 Kamiamakusa (上天草市, Kamiamakusa-shi) is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024[update], the city had an estimated population of 23,824 in 11085 households, and a population density of 190 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 126.67 km2 (48.91 sq mi). GeographyKamiamakusa covers the western coast of one of the two main islands, Kamishima (上島, "Upper Island") and ten smaller inhabited islands (including Ōyano-jima) and numerous uninhabited islets located the central-west Kumamoto Prefecture, in between the Yatsushiro Sea and the East China Sea. Parts of the city are within the borders of the Unzen-Amakusa National Park. Neighboring municipalitiesKumamoto Prefecture ClimateKamiamakusa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. There is significant precipitation throughout the year, especially during June and July. The average annual temperature in Kamiamakusa is 16.8 °C (62.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,019.9 mm (79.52 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.5 °C (81.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.5 °C (43.7 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Kamiamakusa was 37.2 °C (99.0 °F) on 13 August 2018; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −6.5 °C (20.3 °F) on 25 January 2016.[3]
DemographicsPer Japanese census data, the population of Kamiamakusa in 2020 is 24,563 people.[4] Kamiamakusa has been conducting censuses since 1920.
HistoryThe area of Kamiamakusa was part of ancient Higo Province, During the Edo Period it was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate and administered from the office of the Nagasaki bugyō. The city of Kamiamakusa was established on March 31, 2004, from the merger of the towns of Himedo, Matsushima, Ōyano and Ryūgatake (all from Amakusa District). GovernmentKamiamakusa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 16 members. Kamiamakusa contributes one member to the Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Kumamoto 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan. EconomyKamiamakusa has a mixed economy dominated by agriculture, commercial fishing and light manufacturing. Tourism also plays a major role. EducationKamiamakusa has 11 public elementary schools and six public junior high schools operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Kumamoto Prefectural Board of Education. TransportationRailwaysKamiamakusa has no passenger railway service. The nearest train station is Misumi Station on the JR Kyushu Misumi Line in Uki City. HighwaysLocal attractionsNotable people from Kamiamakusa
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