Nikaho, Akita

Nikaho
にかほ市

City

Nikaho City Hall

Flag

Seal

Location of Nikaho in Akita Prefecture

Nikaho

Coordinates: 39°12′10.8″N 139°54′27.9″E / 39.203000°N 139.907750°ECoordinates: 39°12′10.8″N 139°54′27.9″E / 39.203000°N 139.907750°E

Area

• Total

241.13 km² (93.10 sq mi)

Population (May 2015)

• Total

25,530

• Density

106/km² (270/sq mi)

Time zone

Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

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Phone number

0184-43-3200

Address

1 Aza-Hamanota, Kisakatamachi, Nikaho-shi 018-0113

Website

Official website

Nikaho (にかほ市, Nikaho-shi^?) is a city located in Akita Prefecture, in the northern Tohoku region of Japan.

As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 25,530 and a population density of 106 persons per km². The total area was 241.13 square kilometres (93.10 sq mi).

Nikaho is located at the far southwest corner of Akita Prefecture, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west, and by Yamagata Prefecture to the south. Part of the city is within the borders of the Chōkai Quasi-National Park.

Nikaho has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October.

The area of present-day Nikaho was part of ancient Ugo Province, dominated by the Satake clan during the Edo period, who ruled Kubota Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. After the start of the Meiji period, it became part of Yuri District, Akita Prefecture in 1878.

The modern city of Nikaho was established on October 1, 2005, from the merger of the former towns of Nikaho, absorbing the towns of Kisakata and Konoura (all from Yuri District).

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