| Amakusa | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | City | ||
| Seal Type: | Emblem | ||
| Image Map1: | Amakusa in Kumamoto Prefecture Ja.svg | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||
| Coordinates: | 32.4667°N 142°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Kyushu | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Kumamoto Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Established Title: | Hondo City Settled | ||
| Established Date: | April 1, 1954 | ||
| Extinct Title: | current part of Amakusa | ||
| Established Title2: | Ushibuka City Settled | ||
| Established Date2: | July 1, 1954 | ||
| Extinct Title2: | current paqt of Amakusa | ||
| Established Title3: | Both Cities Mergerd | ||
| Established Date3: | March 27, 2006 | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Name: | Shoji Baba | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 683.82 | ||
| Population Total: | 72,623 | ||
| Population As Of: | April 2024 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 8-1 Higashihamamachi, Amakusa-shi, Kumamoto-ken 863-0014 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||
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| Amakusa | |
| Kanji: | 天草市 |
| Hiragana: | あまくさし |
| Katakana: | アマクサシ |
| Romaji: | Amakusa-shi |
is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
As of March 2024, Amakusa has an estimated population of 72,623[1] and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area is . Amakusa has the distinction of being the fastest depopulating city in Japan since the last census (2005).
Amakusa covers the majority of two main islands, Kamishima (上島, "Upper Island") and Shimoshima (下島, "Lower Island") (天草諸島), and six smaller islands and islets. The modern city of Amakusa was established on March 27, 2006, from a merger between the former cities of Hondo and Ushibuka, and the towns of Amakusa, Ariake, Goshoura, Itsuwa, Kawaura, Kuratake, Shinwa and Sumoto from Amakusa District.
Amakusa Airlines is headquartered in Amakusa.[2]
Amakusa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, and is heaviest from May to August. The average annual temperature in Amakusa is . The average annual rainfall is with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Amakusa was on 20 August 2013; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 25 January 2016.
Per Japanese census data, the population of Amakusa in 2020 is 75,783 people. Amakusa has been conducting censuses since 1920.
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