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[[File:Komatsu cityoffice.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Komatsu City Hall]]
[[File:Komatsu cityoffice.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Komatsu City Hall]]
{{Nihongo|'''Komatsu'''|小松市|Komatsu-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Ishikawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2018|03|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 108,509 in 42664 households,<ref>[http://www.city.komatsu.lg.jp/syoukai/ Komatsu city official statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122060557/http://www.city.komatsu.lg.jp/syoukai/ |date=2018-11-22 }} {{in lang|ja}}</ref> and a [[population density]] of 290 persons per km². The total area of the city was {{convert|371.05|sqkm|sqmi}}.
{{Nihongo|'''Komatsu'''|小松市|Komatsu-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Ishikawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2018|03|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 108,509 in 42,664 households,<ref>[http://www.city.komatsu.lg.jp/syoukai/ Komatsu city official statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122060557/http://www.city.komatsu.lg.jp/syoukai/ |date=2018-11-22 }} {{in lang|ja}}</ref> and a [[population density]] of 290 persons per km². The total area of the city was {{convert|371.05|sqkm|sqmi}}.


==Geography==
==Geography==
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**[[Katsuyama, Fukui|Katsuyama]]
**[[Katsuyama, Fukui|Katsuyama]]


==Demographics==
===Climate===
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-ishikawa.php Komatsu population statistics]</ref> the population of Komatsu has increased over the past 40 years.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Census Year
! Population
|-
| 1970
| 95,684
|-
| 1980
| 104,329
|-
| 1990
| 106,075
|-
| 2000
| 108,662
|-
| 2010
| 108,433
|}

==Climate==
Komatsu has a [[Humid subtropical climate|humid continental climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Komatsu is 14.3&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 2521&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 2.9&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/location/5546/ Komatsu climate data]</ref>
Komatsu has a [[Humid subtropical climate|humid continental climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Komatsu is 14.3&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 2521&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 2.9&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/location/5546/ Komatsu climate data]</ref>
{{Weather box
|width=auto
|collapsed = Y
|location = Komatsu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|Jan record high C = 19.2
|Feb record high C = 21.9
|Mar record high C = 25.8
|Apr record high C = 30.5
|May record high C = 34.1
|Jun record high C = 35.2
|Jul record high C = 37.3
|Aug record high C = 40.0
|Sep record high C = 37.8
|Oct record high C = 33.4
|Nov record high C = 27.1
|Dec record high C = 24.5
|Jan record low C = -9.8
|Feb record low C = -8.8
|Mar record low C = -5.1
|Apr record low C = -1.4
|May record low C = 3.4
|Jun record low C = 9.6
|Jul record low C = 15.1
|Aug record low C = 15.0
|Sep record low C = 8.9
|Oct record low C = 2.3
|Nov record low C = -0.4
|Dec record low C = -5.7
|Jan high C = 7.2
|Feb high C = 7.9
|Mar high C = 11.7
|Apr high C = 17.3
|May high C = 22.3
|Jun high C = 25.4
|Jul high C = 29.5
|Aug high C = 31.3
|Sep high C = 27.1
|Oct high C = 21.6
|Nov high C = 16.0
|Dec high C = 10.3
|Jan mean C = 3.6
|Feb mean C = 3.9
|Mar mean C = 6.9
|Apr mean C = 12.2
|May mean C = 17.3
|Jun mean C = 21.2
|Jul mean C = 25.4
|Aug mean C = 26.7
|Sep mean C = 22.5
|Oct mean C = 16.8
|Nov mean C = 11.2
|Dec mean C = 6.2
|Jan low C = 0.4
|Feb low C = 0.2
|Mar low C = 2.3
|Apr low C = 7.0
|May low C = 12.4
|Jun low C = 17.5
|Jul low C = 22.0
|Aug low C = 23.0
|Sep low C = 18.7
|Oct low C = 12.4
|Nov low C = 6.8
|Dec low C = 2.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 251.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 147.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 144.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 129.3
|May precipitation mm = 127.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 151.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 218.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 152.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 214.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 171.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 219.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 282.5
|year precipitation mm = 2230.2
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 23.8
|Feb precipitation days = 18.8
|Mar precipitation days = 15.6
|Apr precipitation days = 12.2
|May precipitation days = 11.1
|Jun precipitation days = 10.6
|Jul precipitation days = 12.8
|Aug precipitation days = 9.6
|Sep precipitation days = 12.7
|Oct precipitation days = 12.8
|Nov precipitation days = 17.4
|Dec precipitation days = 22.8
|Jan sun = 62.7
|Feb sun = 87.7
|Mar sun = 146.3
|Apr sun = 187.5
|May sun = 206.5
|Jun sun = 155.4
|Jul sun = 166.3
|Aug sun = 217.0
|Sep sun = 157.8
|Oct sun = 152.6
|Nov sun = 112.2
|Dec sun = 68.0
|year sun = 1723.2
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=56&block_no=1324&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = March 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=56&block_no=1324&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = March 5, 2022}}</ref>}}

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-ishikawa.php Komatsu population statistics]</ref> the population of Komatsu peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly since.
{{Historical populations
| 1970 | 95,684
| 1980 | 104,329
| 1990 | 106,075
| 2000 | 108,662
| 2010 | 108,433
| 2020 | 106,216
|align = none
| footnote =
}}


== History ==
== History ==
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==Transportation==
==Transportation==
===Railway===
===Railway===
The Hokuriku Shinkansen took over as the primary railway service in Komatsu on 16 March 2024.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=14 March 2024 |title=Hokuriku Shinkansen's Kanazawa-Tsuruga extension set to open Saturday |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/14/japan/hokuriku-shinkansen-open-saturday/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314095236/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/14/japan/hokuriku-shinkansen-open-saturday/ |archive-date=14 March 2024 |access-date=16 March 2024 |website=The Japan Times |language=en}}</ref> The existing conventional line was transferred to the [[IR Ishikawa Railway]] effective the same date.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2024 |title=並行在来線「ハピラインふくい」開業 記念グッズに目輝かせるファンも |trans-title=Parallel conventional line "Hapi-Line Fukui" opens as commemorative goods go on sale |url=https://fukui.keizai.biz/headline/1217/ |access-date=16 March 2024 |website=Fukui Keizai Shimbun}}</ref>
[[File:JR logo (west).svg|20px]] [[West Japan Railway Company]] - [[Hokuriku Main Line]]

IR Ishikawa Railway
* [[Awazu Station (Ishikawa)|Awazu]] - [[Komatsu Station|Komatsu]] - [[Meihō Station|Meihō]]
* [[Awazu Station (Ishikawa)|Awazu]] - [[Komatsu Station|Komatsu]] - [[Meihō Station|Meihō]]
[[File:Shinkansen blue.png|22px]] [[West Japan Railway Company]] - [[Hokuriku Shinkansen]]
* Komatsu


===Highway===
===Highway===

Latest revision as of 21:00, 7 August 2024

Komatsu
小松市
City
Top: Komatsu Airport Ataka Barrier, Nata-dera Komatsu Castle, Dainichi River Otabi Matsuri
Top: Komatsu Airport
Ataka Barrier, Nata-dera
Komatsu Castle, Dainichi River
Otabi Matsuri
Flag of Komatsu
Flag
Official seal of Komatsu
Seal
Location of Komatsu in Ishikawa Prefecture
Location of Komatsu in Ishikawa Prefecture
Komatsu is located in Japan
Komatsu
Komatsu
 
Coordinates: 36°24′30″N 136°26′43.9″E / 36.40833°N 136.445528°E / 36.40833; 136.445528
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Hokuriku)
PrefectureIshikawa Prefecture
Government
 • - MayorShinji Wada
Area
 • Total371.05 km2 (143.26 sq mi)
Population
 (March 1, 2018)
 • Total108,509
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0761-20-0404
Address91 Konmademachi, Komatsu-shi, Ishikawa-ken 923-8650
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerUme
TreePine
Komatsu City Hall

Komatsu (小松市, Komatsu-shi) is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2018, the city had an estimated population of 108,509 in 42,664 households,[1] and a population density of 290 persons per km². The total area of the city was 371.05 square kilometres (143.26 sq mi).

Geography

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Komatsu is located in southwestern Ishikawa Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan and is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the east and Fukui Prefecture to the south. It is located about an hour driving distance southwest from Kanazawa (the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture).

Neighbouring municipalities

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Climate

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Komatsu has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Komatsu is 14.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2521 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.9 °C.[2]

Climate data for Komatsu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.2
(66.6) 		21.9
(71.4) 		25.8
(78.4) 		30.5
(86.9) 		34.1
(93.4) 		35.2
(95.4) 		37.3
(99.1) 		40.0
(104.0) 		37.8
(100.0) 		33.4
(92.1) 		27.1
(80.8) 		24.5
(76.1) 		40.0
(104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0) 		7.9
(46.2) 		11.7
(53.1) 		17.3
(63.1) 		22.3
(72.1) 		25.4
(77.7) 		29.5
(85.1) 		31.3
(88.3) 		27.1
(80.8) 		21.6
(70.9) 		16.0
(60.8) 		10.3
(50.5) 		19.0
(66.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5) 		3.9
(39.0) 		6.9
(44.4) 		12.2
(54.0) 		17.3
(63.1) 		21.2
(70.2) 		25.4
(77.7) 		26.7
(80.1) 		22.5
(72.5) 		16.8
(62.2) 		11.2
(52.2) 		6.2
(43.2) 		14.5
(58.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7) 		0.2
(32.4) 		2.3
(36.1) 		7.0
(44.6) 		12.4
(54.3) 		17.5
(63.5) 		22.0
(71.6) 		23.0
(73.4) 		18.7
(65.7) 		12.4
(54.3) 		6.8
(44.2) 		2.6
(36.7) 		10.4
(50.8)
Record low °C (°F) −9.8
(14.4) 		−8.8
(16.2) 		−5.1
(22.8) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		3.4
(38.1) 		9.6
(49.3) 		15.1
(59.2) 		15.0
(59.0) 		8.9
(48.0) 		2.3
(36.1) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		−5.7
(21.7) 		−9.8
(14.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 251.3
(9.89) 		147.7
(5.81) 		144.3
(5.68) 		129.3
(5.09) 		127.3
(5.01) 		151.0
(5.94) 		218.9
(8.62) 		152.0
(5.98) 		214.6
(8.45) 		171.6
(6.76) 		219.4
(8.64) 		282.5
(11.12) 		2,230.2
(87.80)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 23.8 18.8 15.6 12.2 11.1 10.6 12.8 9.6 12.7 12.8 17.4 22.8 180.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 62.7 87.7 146.3 187.5 206.5 155.4 166.3 217.0 157.8 152.6 112.2 68.0 1,723.2
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4]

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Komatsu peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly since.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1970 95,684—    
1980 104,329+9.0%
1990 106,075+1.7%
2000 108,662+2.4%
2010 108,433−0.2%
2020 106,216−2.0%

History

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The area around Komatsu was part of ancient Kaga Province. The area became part Kaga Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Komatsu housed the retirement castle of Maeda Toshitsune. While nearly all of the castle was demolished, its garden still remains as Rojou Park (芦城公園). In the spring, this is one of the prefecture's best spots for cherry blossom viewing. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into Nomi District, Ishikawa. The town of Komatsu was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Komatsu merged with surrounding municipalities to become a city on December 1, 1940.

Government

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Komatsu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 22 members.

Economy

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Komatsu was traditionally known for the production of Kutani ware ceramics and for silk.[6] Komatsu Limited, the Japanese multinational construction and mining equipment corporation, was founded in Komatsu in 1921.

Education

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Komatsu has 26 public elementary schools and ten middle schools operated by the city government, and five public high schools operated by the Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education and one by the city government. There is also one private high school. Komatsu College, a private junior college is also located in Komatsu.

Transportation

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Railway

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The Hokuriku Shinkansen took over as the primary railway service in Komatsu on 16 March 2024.[7] The existing conventional line was transferred to the IR Ishikawa Railway effective the same date.[8]

IR Ishikawa Railway

West Japan Railway Company - Hokuriku Shinkansen

  • Komatsu

Highway

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National Route 8
National Route 305
National Route 360
National Route 416

Airport

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Sister city relations

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Local attractions

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Old town
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Komatsu, Ishikawa.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Komatsu.

References

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  1. ^ Komatsu city official statistics Archived 2018-11-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  2. ^ Komatsu climate data
  3. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  4. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  5. ^ Komatsu population statistics
  6. ^ Campbell, Allen; Nobel, David S (1993). Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha. p. 821. ISBN 406205938X.
  7. ^ "Hokuriku Shinkansen's Kanazawa-Tsuruga extension set to open Saturday". The Japan Times. 14 March 2024. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  8. ^ "並行在来線「ハピラインふくい」開業 記念グッズに目輝かせるファンも" [Parallel conventional line "Hapi-Line Fukui" opens as commemorative goods go on sale]. Fukui Keizai Shimbun. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  9. ^ Official home page
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