Taku Shi
Local name: 多久市
Located in Saga Prefecture, Japan Coordinates: 33°16′42″ N 130°06′19″ E
- Population
- 20,882
- 20.9K
- Elevation
- 85 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Taku Shi
- Airports
- HSG Kyushu Saga International Airport23 km
- NGS Nagasaki Airport44 km
About Taku Shi
Taku Shi is a district. Location: Saga Prefecture, Japan. Population: 20,882.
Taku (多久市, Taku-shi) is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of 1 May 2024, the city had an estimated population of 17,807 in 7,912 households, and a population density of 180 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 125.13 km2 (48.31 sq mi). Taku joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2017.
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Places bordering Taku Shi
- Saga City
- Ogi-shi
- Karatsu
- Takeo
- Ōmachi
- Kōhoku Machi
Population of Taku Shi over time
| 2010 | 21,404 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19,749 | |
| 2021 | 18,215 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Taku Shi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 79 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Beppu · 129 km east17°
- Ōita · 139 km east18°
- Nobeoka · 165 km southeast18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- June (323 mm)
- Driest month
- December (63 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 10° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 29° | 31° | 27° | 22° | 17° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 3° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 9° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 82 | 118 | 162 | 171 | 323 | 321 | 194 | 219 | 100 | 79 | 63 |
How to get to Taku Shi
The nearest airport is Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG), 23 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saga, 19 km to the east.
Airports
- Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 23 kmsoutheast
- Nagasaki Airport (NGS) Nagasaki 44 kmsouthwest
- Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 47 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Saga Population: 233.3K 19 kmeast
- Karatsu Population: 117.7K 22 kmnorthwest
- Sasebo Population: 243.2K 37 kmwest
- Kurume Population: 303.6K 39 kmeast
- Omuta Population: 132K 42 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Taku Shi
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Niji no Matsubara Natural site, Saga Prefecture20 km NW -
Karatsu Castle Historic site, Karatsu Shi23 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources