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Hokuei
Tottoritown
Total population
14,820
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Hokuei is a small town in Tottori, Japan. Coordinates of 35.490°, 133.759° situate Hokuei in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 14,820 residents. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,303 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves54
- Japanese giant salamanderAndrias japonicus (Temminck, 1836) · Amphibia48
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves41
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves41
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves35
- Japanese Bush WarblerHorornis diphone (Kittlitz, 1830) · Aves30
- Bull-headed ShrikeLanius bucephalus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 · Aves29
- Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves29
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 5 — 2026-01-0617 km S of Matsue, Japan
- M 4.8 — 2026-01-064 km S of Yasugichō, Japan
- M 5.7 — 2026-01-0613 km WSW of Yasugichō, Japan
- M 4.4 — 2025-06-2910 km S of Yasugichō, Japan
- M 4.5 — 2021-08-1714 km NNE of Sh?bara, Japan
- M 4.4 — 2021-08-0221 km N of Sh?bara, Japan
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Tottori
- Kotoura3.7 mi away · pop. 17,416
- Kurayoshi5.6 mi away · pop. 46,485
- Yurihama6 mi away · pop. 16,550
- Misasa8.1 mi away · pop. 6,490
- Daisen14.8 mi away · pop. 16,470
- Houki21.1 mi away · pop. 11,118
- Hiezu21.5 mi away · pop. 3,439
- Kōfu21.6 mi away · pop. 3,004
- Yonago24.4 mi away · pop. 147,317
- Hino24.8 mi away · pop. 3,278
- Tottori26.1 mi away · pop. 193,717
- Nanbu26.4 mi away · pop. 10,950
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Hokuei, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan
- JIS code
- 313726
- Population (Wikidata)
- 14,010
- Wikidata
- Q1205642
JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai code via Wikidata P429 (prefecture, municipality)
- • e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429