Kan'onji, Kagawa
city in Kagawa prefecture, Japan
Kan'onji (観音寺市, Kan'onji-shi) is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2022, the city had an estimated population of 57,921 in 25510 households and a population density of 490 persons per km². The total area of the city is 117.84 square kilometres (45.50 sq mi).
Geography
Kan'onji is located at the western end of Kagawa Prefecture. It faces the Seto Inland Sea to the west and borders Tokushima Prefecture across the Sanuki Mountains to the south. The city includes Ibuki Island in the Seto Inland Sea between Shikoku and Honshu. Some coastal parts of the city are within the borders of Setonaikai National Park.
Neighbouring municipalities
Ehime Prefecture
Shikokuchūō
Kagawa Prefecture
Mitoyo
Tokushima Prefecture
Miyoshi
Climate
Kan'onji has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kan'onji is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1439 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.9 °C.
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Kan'onji has been gradually declining in recent decades.
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