Aki, Kōchi
city in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Aki (安芸市, Aki-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [aꜜ.kʲi, a.kʲi̥ꜜ.ɕi, aꜜ.kʲi̥.ɕi]) is a city located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2022, the city had an estimated population of 16,370 in 8076 households and a population density of 52 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 317.21 square kilometres (122.48 sq mi).
Geography
Aki is located in southeastern Kōchi Prefecture, facing Tosa Bay of the Pacific Ocean to the south and bordered by mountains to the north. The urban area is on the plains of the Aki River.
Neighbouring municipalities
Kōchi Prefecture
Geisei
Kami
Kōnan
Umaji
Yasuda
Tokushima Prefecture
Naka
Climate
Aki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. There is significant precipitation throughout the year, especially during June and July. The average annual temperature in Aki is 17.4 °C (63.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,099.5 mm (82.66 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.4 °C (81.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.5 °C (45.5 °F).
“Aki, Kōchi” enters the record as city in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Kōchi, city and Prefecture can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q417825. VIAF identifies the subject as 253531703. The Library of Congress control number is n88091562. Authority coordinates are 33.516, 133.906. 3 of 6 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2022.
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