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Nishigo

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Total population

20,322

Air quality index

29Good
Coordinates37.14°, 140.16°

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

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City facts

Overview

Nishigo is a village that lies in Fukushima, Japan. Around 20,322 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Nishigo maps to 37.142°, 140.155° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,327 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 52% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
37.1417
Longitude
140.1553
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)
7.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
12.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
103
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,552
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Cinereous Tit
    Parus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
    71
  • Japanese Bush Warbler
    Horornis diphone (Kittlitz, 1830) · Aves
    65
  • Brown-eared Bulbul
    Hypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves
    59
  • Large-billed Crow
    Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
    55
  • Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
    Yungipicus kizuki (Temminck, 1836) · Aves
    48
  • Meadow Bunting
    Emberiza cioides J.F.Brandt, 1843 · Aves
    38
  • Narcissus Flycatcher
    Ficedula narcissina (Temminck, 1836) · Aves
    36
  • Coal Tit
    Periparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    31

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1,005
Largest magnitude
6.6
Largest event
2011-04-11

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

A
Atsushi Fujita
Japanese long-distance runner, coach (1976-)
Nakayama Gishu
Nakayama Gishu
Japanese writer (1900–1969)
Toshiaki Fushimi
Toshiaki Fushimi
Japanese cyclist
K
Kimio Yabuki
Japanese animator
Kazuhiko Endō
Kazuhiko Endō
Japanese baseball player
Fumihiro Suzuki
Fumihiro Suzuki
Japanese baseball player
H
Hideo Madarame
cyclist
Y
Yammy
Japanese singer
O
Okachan
Japanese owarai tarento
M
Mai Hashimoto
Japanese actress and seiyū
B
Bun Nakamura
Japanese actor and singer-songwriter
S
Satake Eison
painter (1845-1922)
I
Isamu Satō
Japanese baseball player
S
Shūya Yoshida
Japanese businessman
Y
Yoshiyuki Okabe
Japanese keirin cyclist
E
Etsutarō Iwabuchi
Japanese linguist (1905-1978)

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

Nearby places in Fukushima

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.64
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,327

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Nishigo

Nishigō-mura risson hyakunenshi
Japan). Risson Hyakunenshi Hensangakari Nishigō-mura (Fukushima-ken · 1989

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

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

Sanroute hotel shinshirakawa — Nishigo, Japan2.1 mi新白河駅 - panoramio — Nishigo, Japan2.2 mi新白河駅 - panoramio (2) — Nishigo, Japan2.2 miIn a Shinkansen train 2013-03-29 — Nishigo, Japan2.2 mi新白河駅 - panoramio (1) — Nishigo, Japan2.3 miJREast-Tohoku-main-line-Shin-shirakawa-station-entrance-east-20151014-091522 — Nishigo, Japan2.3 miNasuDakeFromShirakawa — Nishigo, Japan2.3 miNasuDakeFromShirakawa (cropped) — Nishigo, Japan2.3 miTouyoko inn hotel shinshirakawa — Nishigo, Japan2.5 miTohoku Labour Bank Shirakawa branch — Nishigo, Japan2.8 mi白河栄光教会 - panoramio — Nishigo, Japan2.9 miFujita-ke Jyutaku Tempo & Omoya 02 — Nishigo, Japan2.9 mi白河基督聖公会 - panoramio — Nishigo, Japan3 miCOMINESS 01 — Nishigo, Japan3.1 miカトリック白河教会 - panoramio — Nishigo, Japan3.1 mi日本キリスト教団白河教会 - panoramio — Nishigo, Japan3.1 miThe Falling leaves in Shiroyama Park - panoramio — Nishigo, Japan3.2 miThe Japanese maple leaves - panoramio — Nishigo, Japan3.2 mi妙関寺 - panoramio — Nishigo, Japan3.2 miShiroyama Park - panoramio — Nishigo, Japan3.2 mi白河城（小峰城）からの風景 - panoramio — Nishigo, Japan3.2 mi白河城（小峰城）からの風景 - panoramio - くろふね — Nishigo, Japan3.2 miKomine Castle, Shirakawa City; August 2010 (24) — Nishigo, Japan3.2 mi結城宗広の墓（白河市） — Nishigo, Japan3.2 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)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET