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Samukawa

Kanagawatown

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Total population

47,936

Air quality index

54Moderate
Coordinates35.37°, 139.38°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Kanagawa, Japan, Samukawa is a town. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 47,936. Coordinates of 35.373°, 139.384° situate Samukawa in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. The location receives about 1,419 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 56% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
35.3729
Longitude
139.3838
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
54
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
11.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
62
NO₂ (µg/m³)
12.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
159,360
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Brown-eared Bulbul
    Hypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves
    6,647
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,680
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,644
  • Large-billed Crow
    Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
    5,530
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,309
  • Cinereous Tit
    Parus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
    5,107
  • Oriental Turtle-Dove
    Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    4,857
  • White-cheeked Starling
    Spodiopsar cineraceus (Temminck, 1835) · Aves
    4,714

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
887
Largest magnitude
6.2
Largest event
2011-04-21

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.89
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,419

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Samukawa

Kanagawa-ken Samukawa-machi maizō bunkazai hōzōchi chimeihyō
Shōnan Kōkogaku Dōkōkai · 1987
湘南の光と影
Kanagawa Bungaku Shinkōkai · 1988
Okada Iseki hakkutsu chōsa hōkokusho
Ken'ei Okada Danchinai Iseki Hakkutsu Chōsadan · 1993
Ken'ei Okada danchinai iseki hakkutsu chōsa hōkokusho
Ken'ei Okada Danchinai Iseki Chōsadan · 1987
Nippon no seichi bunka
Tōji Kamata · 2012

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan

JIS code
143219
Population (Wikidata)
48,532
Wikidata
Q1342787

JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429

Sources

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