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前潟

Iwatehamlet

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Air quality index

29Good
Coordinates39.71°, 141.10°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

前潟 is a hamlet that lies in Iwate, Japan. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 39.711°, 141.104° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,278 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 50% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
39.7114
Longitude
141.1038
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
29
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
96
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.8

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,443
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Brown-eared Bulbul
    Hypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves
    112
  • Cinereous Tit
    Parus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
    110
  • Large-billed Crow
    Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
    105
  • Eastern Spot-billed Duck
    Anas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves
    103
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    102
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    96
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    93
  • Oriental Turtle-Dove
    Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    84

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
600
Largest magnitude
6.9
Largest event
2008-06-13

Most recent

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.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,278

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

Events

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org