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Municipality

Hirata Mura

Located in Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima Coordinates: 37°12′40″ N 140°33′26″ E

Map showing the location of Hirata Mura Hirata Mura
Location in Japan
Population
6,786
6.8K
Elevation
488 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
FKS Fukushima Airport11 km
SDJ Sendai Airport108 km

About Hirata Mura

Hirata Mura is a municipality. Location: Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima. Population: 6,786. Elevation: 488 m.

From Wikipedia

Hirata (平田村, Hirata-mura) is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2020, the village had an estimated population of 5,935 in 2016 households, and a population density of 66 persons per km2. The total area of the village was 93.42 square kilometres (36.1 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1955
Area
93.4 km²
Official website
vill.hirata.fukushima.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Hirata Mura

  • Iwaki-shi
  • Kōriyama
  • Sukagawa
  • Ishikawa
  • Furudono Machi
  • Tamakawa Mura
  • Ono Machi

Population of Hirata Mura over time

Population of Hirata Mura over time
2010 6,921
2015 6,505
2021 5,822

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Hirata Mura

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 65 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 230 km southwest18°
  • Kofu · 247 km southwest17°
  • Odawara · 251 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
September (194 mm)
Driest month
January (33 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 Hirata Mura
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°14°18°21°24°26°22°17°12°7°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°4°9°13°17°19°15°8°3°-2°
Precipitation (mm)3347741061171601561851941376537

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Hirata Mura

The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 11 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Sendai Airport (SDJ) (108 km). The nearest large city is Kōriyama, 26 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 11 kmwest
  • Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 108 kmnorth
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 115 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 26 kmnorthwest
  • Iwaki Population: 357.3K 34 kmsoutheast
  • Fukushima Population: 294.2K 60 kmnorth
  • Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Hitachi Population: 174.5K 68 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Hirata Mura

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 11 natural sites, 6 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km4 places

  • Mount Adatara Mountain 51 kmNW
  • Mount Nasu Mountain 55 kmW
  • Chausu Dake Mountain 54 kmW
  • Lake Inawashiro Lake 51 kmNW

60–100 km14 places

  • Naka-gawa River 97 kmS
  • Echigo Sanmyaku Mountain 94 kmNW
  • Kuji-gawa River 81 kmS
  • Lake Hibara Lake 69 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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