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Kuroda

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Air quality index

39Good
Coordinates34.89°, 137.94°

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

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City facts

Overview

As a hamlet in Shizuoka, Japan, Kuroda occupies its own corner of the country. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Its coordinates of 34.892°, 137.944° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
34.8922
Longitude
137.9441
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
39
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
12.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
80
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,476
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Henbit Dead-nettle
    Lamium amplexicaule L. · Magnoliopsida
    23
  • Brown-eared Bulbul
    Hypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves
    22
  • White Clover
    Trifolium repens L. · Magnoliopsida
    21
  • Bamboo Lily
    Lilium japonicum Thunb. ex Houtt. · Liliopsida
    20
  • Japanese White-eye
    Zosterops japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 · Aves
    16
  • Carolina Crane's-Bill
    Geranium carolinianum L. · Magnoliopsida
    15
  • Common Field-speedwell
    Veronica persica Poir. · Magnoliopsida
    14
  • Blue Toadflax
    Nuttallanthus canadensis (L.) D.A.Sutton · Magnoliopsida
    14

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
148
Largest magnitude
6.2
Largest event
2009-08-10

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Ii Naomasa
Ii Naomasa
daimyō
S
Shōfū Muramatsu
Japanese writer (1889–1961)
I
Ishizuka Tatsumaro
Japanese historian
M
Miyake Yasunobu
daimyo
Tanaka Chōbei
Tanaka Chōbei
Japanese businessman (1834–1901)
J
Jikuun Tōren
Nobuhei Torii
Nobuhei Torii
S
Sekiguchi Chikanaga
(1518-1562)
Takafumi Matsui
Takafumi Matsui
Japanese astronomer
Yokoyama Kyūtarō
Yokoyama Kyūtarō
Japanese businessperson and politician (1856-1922)
I
Ii Naohira
samurai
I
Ii Naoyoshi
Japanese samurai ( - 1545)
I
Ii Naomoto
samurai
Ō
Ōhashi Raimo
Japanese politician
O
Oguni Shigetoshi

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Shizuoka

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Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kuroda, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

ISS020-E-15400 - View of Earth — Kuroda, Japan2.6 miISS020-E-15401 - View of Earth — Kuroda, Japan2.6 miISS053-E-124045 - View of Earth — Kuroda, Japan3.2 mi森町 - panoramio — Kuroda, Japan3.7 mi森の石松まつり (静岡県周智郡森町) - panoramio — Kuroda, Japan3.7 mi森の石松まつり (静岡県周智郡森町) - panoramio (1) — Kuroda, Japan3.7 mi森の石松まつり (静岡県周智郡森町) - panoramio (2) — Kuroda, Japan3.7 mi静岡県周智郡森町森 - panoramio — Kuroda, Japan3.8 mi三島神社 - panoramio (2) — Kuroda, Japan3.8 mi将軍杉 - panoramio — Kuroda, Japan3.9 mi下百古里の将軍杉 - panoramio — Kuroda, Japan3.9 mi将軍杉 - panoramio (1) — Kuroda, Japan3.9 miOkunijinja-Haiden, Mori-machi Shuchi-gun Shizuoka Japan 2013.06.29 — Kuroda, Japan4 miMorimachi Post office — Kuroda, Japan4 miFukuroi Fire station Mori Branch — Kuroda, Japan4 miMichinoeki Ippukudokoro-Yokokawa — Kuroda, Japan4.2 miいっぷく処横川 - panoramio — Kuroda, Japan4.2 mi金山神社 - panoramio (14) — Kuroda, Japan4.6 mi金山神社 - panoramio (15) — Kuroda, Japan4.6 miShin-Tomei Expressway Mori-Kakegawa Interchange — Kuroda, Japan4.6 mi金山神社の参道 - panoramio — Kuroda, Japan4.7 mi金山神社 - panoramio (16) — Kuroda, Japan4.7 miKamosō, Kakegawa, Shizuoka, 001 — Kuroda, Japan4.7 miKamosō, Kakegawa, Shizuoka, 002 — Kuroda, Japan4.7 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)