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Taragi
Kumamototown
Total population
9,791
Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves11
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves8
- Bull-headed ShrikeLanius bucephalus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 · Aves7
- Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves5
- Oriental GreenfinchChloris sinica (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves5
- Eurasian CootFulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4
- Great Cormorant/European ShagPhalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.8 — 2026-06-3010 km WSW of Hyūga, Japan
- M 4.4 — 2026-03-013 km WSW of Kushima, Japan
- M 4.3 — 2026-01-179 km NNE of Kirishima, Japan
- M 4.3 — 2025-11-255 km NNW of Aso, Japan
- M 5.3 — 2025-11-2510 km N of Aso, Japan
- M 4.5 — 2025-11-0640 km E of Miyazaki, Japan
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
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
Gallery
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