Hioki ( 日置市 , Hioki-shi ) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 July 2024 , the city had an estimated population of 46,348 in 22706 households, and a population density of 180 persons per km . The total area of the city is 253.01 km (97.69 sq mi).
8-502: Izaku Castle ( 伊作城 , Izaku-jō ) was a castle structure in Hioki , Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan . The date of the castle's construction is unknown, but it is believed that the castle was built by Shimazu Hisanaga in the thirteenth century. It was the original seat of power for the Shimazu clan until 1536, when Shimazu Takahisa relocated the clan leadership to Ichiuji Castle . It
16-634: A directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 20 members. Hioki contributes two members to the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Kagoshima 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Hioki has a mixed economy of commerce, agriculture, light manufacturing and commercial fishing. Hioki has 15 public elementary schools and five public junior high schools by
24-413: Is 36.3 °C (97.3 °F), reached on 19 August 2013, and its record low is −6.3 °C (20.7 °F), reached on 19 February 1977. Per Japanese census data, the population of Hioki in 2020 is 47,153 people. Hioki began its first census in 1960, and the brief exodus ended in the 1970s, after which the population remained relatively stable until 2020. Hioki is part of ancient Satsuma Province and
32-467: The city faces the East China Sea , and is home to Fukiagehama Beach, one of Japan's three largest sand dunes. Kutajima Island, an uninhabited island about 12 kilometers offshore from Fukiagehama, is within the city limits. Kagoshima Prefecture Hioki has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ) with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is significant throughout
40-591: The town of Ijuin, followed by Isaku in December 1922 and Higashiichiki in April 1937. Hioki and Yoshiri merged in April1955 to form the town of Hiyoshi ad Isaku and Nagayoshi merged to form the town of Fukiage. The city of Hioki was established on May 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Fukiage , Higashiichiki , Hiyoshi and Ijūin (all from Hioki District ). Hioki has a mayor-council form of government with
48-570: The year, and is heavier in summer, especially the months of June and July. The average annual temperature in Hioki is 17.3 °C (63.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,265.0 mm (89.17 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.3 °C (81.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.5 °C (45.5 °F). Its record high
56-509: Was famously the birthplace of the warlords Shimazu Tadayoshi , Shimazu Yoshihisa and Shimazu Yoshihiro . Owing to its significance to the clan, Izaku castle was retained as a stronghold until 1615. The castle is now only ruins, with nothing but some moats and earthworks remaining. Hioki, Kagoshima Hioki is located in the central part of Kagoshima Prefecture, in the mid-west of the Satsuma Peninsula. The western part of
64-661: Was one of the centers of the Shimazu clan during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods . It was part of the holdings of Satsuma Domain in the Edo period . On April 1, 1889, the villages of Nakaijuin, Shimoijuin, Higashiichiki, Hioki, Yoshiri, Nagayoshi in Hiki District and Isaku in Ata District were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Nakaijuin was raised to town status in April 1922, becoming
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