- Population
- 35,169
- 35.2K
- Elevation
- 468 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- FKS Fukushima Airport27 km
- SDJ Sendai Airport83 km
About Tamura
Tamura is a city. Location: Tamura-shi, Fukushima. Population: 35,169. Elevation: 468 m.
Tamura (田村市, Tamura-shi) is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2020, the city had an estimated population of 35,702 in 12,821 households and a population density of 78 persons per km². The total area of the city was 458.30 square kilometres (176.95 sq mi).
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Travel notes for Tamura
From Wikivoyage
Tamura (田村市 Tamura-shi) is a city in the Fukushima Prefecture, in Honshu, Japan. Tamura was founded in 2005 as a result of a merger of several smaller towns and villages. Funehiki, Miyakoji, Ogoe, Takine, and Tokiwa all now exist as Tamura city. Tamura's sister city is Mansfield, Ohio.
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Tourist Information Site:
The city has a Japanese-only guide site.
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The Banetsu East (磐越東, Ban-etsu-to, or Ban-to) Line from Koriyama makes stops in Kanameta, Funehiki, Iwaki-tokiwa, Ogoe, Sugaya, and Kammata within Tamura city.
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Places bordering Tamura
- Kōriyama
- Iwaki-shi
- Nihommatsu
- Ōkuma Machi
- Namie
- Katsurao Mura
- Miharu Machi
- Ono Machi
Twin towns and sister cities of Tamura
- Nakano-ku· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Tamura over time
| 2010 | 40,422 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 38,503 | |
| 2021 | 34,921 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Tamura
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 64 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 254 km southwest18°
- Kofu · 268 km southwest17°
- Odawara · 274 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- September (186 mm)
- Driest month
- January (35 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 7° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 22° | 17° | 12° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -5° | -2° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 19° | 15° | 8° | 2° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 48 | 72 | 100 | 108 | 151 | 155 | 176 | 186 | 132 | 64 | 41 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Tamura
The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 27 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Sendai Airport (SDJ) (83 km). The nearest large city is Kōriyama, 20 km to the west.
Airports
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 27 kmsouthwest
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 83 kmnorth
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 111 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 20 kmwest
- Fukushima Population: 294.2K 37 kmnorth
- Iwaki Population: 357.3K 49 kmsoutheast
- Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 59 kmwest
- Yamagata Population: 248.8K 92 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tamura
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 13 natural sites, 5 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km8 places
- Lake Hibara Lake 56 kmNW
- Mount Azuma-kofuji Mountain 44 kmNW
- Mount Adatara Mountain 35 kmNW
- Lake Inawashiro Lake 45 kmW
60–100 km11 places
- Abukuma River River 74 kmN
- Echigo Sanmyaku Mountain 81 kmNW
- Mount Zaō Mountain 80 kmN
- Mount Zaō Mountain 79 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources