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Taragi

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Total population

9,791

Coordinates32.26°, 130.94°

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

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City facts

Overview

Taragi sits in Kumamoto, Japan and is identified as a small town. Coordinates of 32.264°, 130.936° situate Taragi in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Around 9,791 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The location receives about 1,436 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 56% of daylight hours. 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
32.2639
Longitude
130.9357
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
224
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    11
  • Large-billed Crow
    Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
    8
  • Bull-headed Shrike
    Lanius bucephalus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 · Aves
    7
  • Eastern Spot-billed Duck
    Anas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves
    5
  • Oriental Greenfinch
    Chloris sinica (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5
  • Eurasian Coot
    Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4
  • Common Sandpiper
    Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
287
Largest magnitude
7.1
Largest event
2024-08-08

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)
3.93
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,436

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Taragi

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Official Identifiers

e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan

JIS code
435058
Population (Wikidata)
8,800
Wikidata
Q1184655

JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • 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