| Unnan | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | City | ||
| Image Blank Emblem: | Emblem of Unnan, Shimane.svg | ||
| Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem | ||
| Image Map1: | Unnan in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||
| Coordinates: | 35.3078°N 132.9003°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūgoku (San'in) | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Shimane | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Established Title2: | Kisuki town settled | ||
| Established Date2: | April 1, 1891 | ||
| Established Title3: | Kamo town settled | ||
| Established Date3: | May 1, 1934 | ||
| Established Title4: | Both town merged and city settled | ||
| Established Date4: | November 1, 2004 | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Name: | Atsushi Ishitobi (from January 2021) | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 553.18 | ||
| Population Total: | 35,279 | ||
| Population As Of: | July 31, 2023 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 521-1 Satokata, Kisuki-cho, Unnan-shi, Shimane-ken 699-1392 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||
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right|thumb|270px|Hii River Embankmentright|thumb|270px| Kamoiwakura Siteright|thumb|270px|Unnan city center is a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 35,279 in 13575 households and a population density of 64 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 553.18sqkm.
Unnan City is located in southeastern Shimane Prefecturem with the southern areas in the Chugoku Mountains. Most of the city is forest.
Shimane Prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture
Unnan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year. The average annual temperature in Unnan is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Unnan was on 6 August 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 26 February 1981.
Per Japanese census data, the population of Unnan in 2020 is 36,007 people.
The area of Unnan was part of ancient Izumo Province. During the Edo Period, the area was controlled by Matsue Domain. After the Meiji restoration, the area was divided between the Ohara District, Shimane and Iishi District, Shimane, and further divided into villages on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system.
The city of Unnan was established on November 1, 2004, from the merger of the towns of Daitō, Kamo, and Kisuki (all from Ōhara District), the towns of Mitoya and Kakeya, and the village of Yoshida (all from Iishi District).
Unnan has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 19 members. Unnan contributes nine members to the Shimane Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Shimane 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Unnan is a regional commercial center with a local economy based heavily on agriculture, forestry and light manufacturing.
Unnan has 15 public elementary school and seven public junior high schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Shimane Prefectural Board of Education.