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Watarai
Mietown
Total population
8,309
Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Watarai sits in Mie, Japan and is identified as a small town. It is home to roughly 8,309 residents. Watarai maps to 34.398°, 136.581° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. Local weather statistics describe average highs near 64.2°F and lows near 49.8°F, alongside about 86.9 in of annual precipitation (a very wet total). Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Watarai.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves433
- Great Cormorant/European ShagPhalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves404
- White WagtailMotacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves374
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves368
- Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves360
- Rock PigeonColumba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves357
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves356
- Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves349
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2026-05-2149 km SE of Shima, Japan
- M 5.7 — 2026-05-0212 km SSW of Kōya, Japan
- M 4.1 — 2025-09-1339 km ESE of Shima, Japan
- M 4.8 — 2025-07-318 km N of Toba, Japan
- M 4.4 — 2025-04-084 km E of Nishio, Japan
- M 5.8 — 2025-02-2638 km ESE of Shingū, Japan
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Mie
- Tamaki6.7 mi away · pop. 15,431
- Taki6.9 mi away · pop. 14,878
- Minamiise7.8 mi away · pop. 12,788
- Koraibiro9 mi away
- Nakamuracho-Sakuragaoka9.6 mi away
- Ise9.6 mi away · pop. 125,934
- Meiwa11.1 mi away · pop. 22,586
- Tajiricho11.4 mi away
- Taiki11.5 mi away · pop. 8,939
- Matsusaka12.8 mi away · pop. 161,703
- Shima14.2 mi away · pop. 48,696
- Odai15.2 mi away · pop. 9,557
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan
- JIS code
- 244708
- Population (Wikidata)
- 7,772
- Wikidata
- Q1203708
JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • 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