Misato, Miyazaki

Misato is located in northern Miyazaki Prefecture in the steep Kyushu Mountains. Approximately 90% of the town area is forest.

Miyazaki Prefecture

• Hinokage
• Hyūga
• Kadogawa
• Kijō
• Morotsuka
• Nobeoka
• Saito
• Shiiba

Misato has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Misato is {{convert|14.9|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|3229.0|mm}} with August as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{convert|25.5|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{convert|3.9|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Misato was {{cvt|39.2|C}} on 18 August 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-11.1|C}} on 27 February 1981.

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|location = Nangō, Misato (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present)

|Jan record high C = 23.1

|Feb record high C = 23.9

|Mar record high C = 29.6

|Apr record high C = 31.9

|May record high C = 34.7

|Jun record high C = 35.0

|Jul record high C = 38.3

|Aug record high C = 39.2

|Sep record high C = 35.4

|Oct record high C = 33.1

|Nov record high C = 28.2

|Dec record high C = 23.7

|Jan record low C = -10.7

|Feb record low C = -11.1

|Mar record low C = -8.1

|Apr record low C = -3.6

|May record low C = 1.4

|Jun record low C = 7.5

|Jul record low C = 11.9

|Aug record low C = 13.0

|Sep record low C = 6.3

|Oct record low C = -1.0

|Nov record low C = -4.4

|Dec record low C = -9.5

|Jan high C = 11.8

|Feb high C = 13.3

|Mar high C = 16.5

|Apr high C = 21.4

|May high C = 25.1

|Jun high C = 26.7

|Jul high C = 31.2

|Aug high C = 31.6

|Sep high C = 28.4

|Oct high C = 24.1

|Nov high C = 18.9

|Dec high C = 13.7

|Jan mean C = 3.9

|Feb mean C = 5.6

|Mar mean C = 9.2

|Apr mean C = 13.9

|May mean C = 18.1

|Jun mean C = 21.3

|Jul mean C = 25.2

|Aug mean C = 25.5

|Sep mean C = 22.4

|Oct mean C = 17.0

|Nov mean C = 11.2

|Dec mean C = 5.7

|Jan low C = -2.0

|Feb low C = -0.6

|Mar low C = 2.8

|Apr low C = 7.2

|May low C = 12.1

|Jun low C = 17.3

|Jul low C = 21.0

|Aug low C = 21.4

|Sep low C = 18.3

|Oct low C = 11.9

|Nov low C = 5.7

|Dec low C = 0.0

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 70.9

|Feb precipitation mm = 104.1

|Mar precipitation mm = 166.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 185.9

|May precipitation mm = 237.9

|Jun precipitation mm = 519.7

|Jul precipitation mm = 479.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 548.2

|Sep precipitation mm = 534.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 217.1

|Nov precipitation mm = 91.1

|Dec precipitation mm = 74.1

|year precipitation mm = 3229.0

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 6.2

|Feb precipitation days = 7.8

|Mar precipitation days = 11.0

|Apr precipitation days = 10.6

|May precipitation days = 11.0

|Jun precipitation days = 16.9

|Jul precipitation days = 14.2

|Aug precipitation days = 13.7

|Sep precipitation days = 13.5

|Oct precipitation days = 8.6

|Nov precipitation days = 7.4

|Dec precipitation days = 6.2

|Jan sun = 180.2

|Feb sun = 164.6

|Mar sun = 182.6

|Apr sun = 187.3

|May sun = 181.4

|Jun sun = 110.9

|Jul sun = 160.6

|Aug sun = 166.1

|Sep sun = 135.8

|Oct sun = 163.0

|Nov sun = 158.5

|Dec sun = 172.3

|year sun = 1963.4

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）

| publisher = JMA

| access-date = April 21, 2022}}{{cite web

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|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）

| publisher = JMA

| access-date = April 21, 2022}}}}

Per Japanese census data, the population of Misato in 2020 is 4,826 people. Misato has been conducting censuses since 1920.

{{Historical populations

| 1920 | 15573

| 1925 | 16197

| 1930 | 18611

| 1935 | 17516

| 1940 | 17440

| 1945 | 18803

| 1950 | 19880

| 1955 | 21382

| 1960 | 19410

| 1965 | 16101

| 1970 | 13219

| 1975 | 11436

| 1980 | 10709

| 1985 | 9855

| 1990 | 8984

| 1995 | 8251

| 2000 | 7509

| 2005 | 6874

| 2010 | 6248

| 2015 | 5480

| 2020 | 4826

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|footnote = Misato population statistics[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/miyazaki/ Misato population statistics]

}}

The area of Misato was part of ancient Hyūga Province. During the Edo period, it was part of the holdings of Nobeoka Domain. The villages of Kitagō, Nangō and Saigō, within Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. The three villages merged on January 1, 2006 to form the town of Misato.

Misato has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 11 members. Misato, collectively with the villages of Morotsuka and Shiiba and town of Kadogawa contributes one member to the Miyazaki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Miyazaki 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Misato has an economy based overwhelmingly on agriculture and forestry.

Misato has one public elementary school and one public junior high school and two combined elementary/junior high schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Misato has no passenger rail service. The nearest train station is {{STN|Hyūgashi|x}} on the JR Kyushu Nippō Main Line

• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|327}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|388}}
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• {{flagicon|Korea}} Buyeo County, South Korea, since November 2009

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• The Museum of Baekje in Misato and West Shosoin in Misato, both built in 1996, as part of the tourism partnership in Japan and South Korea.{{Cite web |title=백제왕족전설・니시노쇼소인 (서정창원) {{!}} 관광정보 {{!}} 일본유산(Japan Heritage)남국 미야자키의 고분경관 ‐고대인의 모뉴먼트(기념비)‐ |url=https://miyazaki-kofun.jp/ko/spots/detail/443d96f9-c6ae-4a2c-a9b7-0433c91dbda7 |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=일본유산(Japan Heritage)남국 미야자키의 고분경관　‐고대인의 모뉴먼트(기념비)‐ |language=ko}}

{{Reflist}}

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• [http://www.town.miyazaki-misato.lg.jp/ Misato official website] {{in lang|ja}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070513052959/http://www.town.miyazaki-misato.lg.jp/misato_e/index.html Misato official website] {{in lang|en}}

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