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Municipality

Kanda Machi

Local name: 苅田町

Located in Miyako-gun, Fukuoka Coordinates: 33°46′06″ N 130°57′56″ E

Map showing the location of Kanda Machi Kanda Machi
Location in Japan
Population
36,178
36.2K
Elevation
100 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
1
listed under Kanda Machi
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
KKJ Kitakyushu Airport11 km
UBJ Yamaguchi Ube Airport34 km

About Kanda Machi

Kanda Machi is a municipality. Location: Miyako-gun, Fukuoka. Population: 36,178. Elevation: 100 m.

From Wikipedia

Kanda (苅田町, Kanda-machi) is a town located in Miyako District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2024, the town had an estimated population of 37,626 in 18,877 households, and a population density of 770 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 48.98 km2 (18.91 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1955
Area
46.6 km²
Official website
town.kanda.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Kanda Machi

  • Kitakyushu City
  • Yukuhashi

Population of Kanda Machi over time

Population of Kanda Machi over time
2010 36,005
2014 36,292
2015 34,963
2020 36,075

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kanda Machi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 75 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Beppu · 73 km southeast17°
  • Ōita · 84 km southeast18°
  • Nobeoka · 147 km southeast18°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
July (299 mm)
Driest month
December (60 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Kanda Machi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°12°18°22°25°29°30°26°21°16°11°
Average low (°C)1°2°4°9°14°18°23°23°19°13°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)71851121571612862991492011007560

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Kanda Machi

The nearest airport is Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ), 11 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Shimonoseki, 21 km to the north.

Airports

  • Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 11 kmnortheast
  • Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) Ube 34 kmnortheast
  • Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 52 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Shimonoseki Population: 265.7K 21 kmnorth
  • Iizuka Population: 126.4K 30 kmsouthwest
  • Ube Population: 173.7K 33 kmnortheast
  • Chikushino-shi Population: 103.3K 52 kmsouthwest
  • Ōnojō Population: 102.1K 52 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kanda Machi

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 16 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km6 places

  • Hiko Shima Island 19 kmN
  • Kanmon Kyō Landmark 22 kmN
  • Wakato Ōhashi Landmark 20 kmNW
  • Ganryū-jima Island 19 kmN

25–60 km17 places

  • Kōzan Ji Attraction 25 kmN
  • Kyūshū Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Museum 48 kmSW
  • Shōfū-en Natural site 57 kmW
  • Rakusui-en Natural site 55 kmW

60–100 km23 places

  • Okino-shima Island 95 kmNW
  • Chikugo River River 90 kmSW
  • Mount Tsurumi Mountain 69 kmSE
  • Tsuno Shima Island 66 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Kanda Machi

1 place
  1. 1 Kanda 37.7K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources