Shinchi, Fukushima

Shinchi is located in the far northeastern Hamadōri region of Fukushima Prefecture, bordering on Miyagi Prefecture to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the east. The population center and town hall is in the northern part of the town, and the western part of the town is hilly.

Fukushima Prefecture

• Sōma

Miyagi Prefecture

• Marumori
• Yamamoto

Shinchi has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Shinchi is {{Convert|12.5|C|}}. The average annual rainfall is {{Convert|1259|mm||abbr=on}} with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{Convert|24.7|C|}}, and lowest in January, at around {{Convert|1.6|C|}}.[https://en.climate-data.org/location/50696/ Shinchi climate data]

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|Jan record high C = 14.9

|Feb record high C = 20.8

|Mar record high C = 23.2

|Apr record high C = 29.9

|May record high C = 31.1

|Jun record high C = 36.0

|Jul record high C = 36.8

|Aug record high C = 36.2

|Sep record high C = 33.4

|Oct record high C = 30.2

|Nov record high C = 24.8

|Dec record high C = 19.0

|Jan record low C = -8.0

|Feb record low C = -6.9

|Mar record low C = -3.8

|Apr record low C = -2.1

|May record low C = 5.1

|Jun record low C = 8.8

|Jul record low C = 15.1

|Aug record low C = 14.7

|Sep record low C = 9.9

|Oct record low C = 4.6

|Nov record low C = -2.6

|Dec record low C = -4.7

|Jan high C = 6.3

|Feb high C = 6.9

|Mar high C = 10.8

|Apr high C = 15.5

|May high C = 20.9

|Jun high C = 22.7

|Jul high C = 26.3

|Aug high C = 28.2

|Sep high C = 25.0

|Oct high C = 19.8

|Nov high C = 14.4

|Dec high C = 8.8

|Jan mean C = 2.5

|Feb mean C = 2.8

|Mar mean C = 6.3

|Apr mean C = 10.7

|May mean C = 16.1

|Jun mean C = 19.0

|Jul mean C = 22.9

|Aug mean C = 24.7

|Sep mean C = 21.4

|Oct mean C = 15.9

|Nov mean C = 10.2

|Dec mean C = 4.8

|Jan low C = -1.3

|Feb low C = -1.1

|Mar low C = 1.8

|Apr low C = 6.1

|May low C = 11.9

|Jun low C = 16.0

|Jul low C = 20.2

|Aug low C = 21.9

|Sep low C = 18.1

|Oct low C = 11.9

|Nov low C = 5.8

|Dec low C = 0.8

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|Jan precipitation mm = 49.3

|Feb precipitation mm = 28.8

|Mar precipitation mm = 92.6

|Apr precipitation mm = 97.4

|May precipitation mm = 109.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 130.4

|Jul precipitation mm = 164.3

|Aug precipitation mm = 129.1

|Sep precipitation mm = 236.6

|Oct precipitation mm = 212.5

|Nov precipitation mm = 38.8

|Dec precipitation mm = 31.1

|year precipitation mm = 1333.1

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 4.4

|Feb precipitation days = 4.6

|Mar precipitation days = 6.7

|Apr precipitation days = 7.9

|May precipitation days = 8.3

|Jun precipitation days = 10.7

|Jul precipitation days = 12.9

|Aug precipitation days = 11.8

|Sep precipitation days = 11.7

|Oct precipitation days = 8.9

|Nov precipitation days = 4.6

|Dec precipitation days = 4.7

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-fukushima.php Shinchi population statistics] the population of Shinchi has declined slightly since the year 2000.

{{Historical populations

| 1920 | 7,799

| 1930 | 8,651

| 1940 | 8,802

| 1950 | 12,060

| 1960 | 10,494

| 1970 | 8,646

| 1980 | 8,704

| 1990 | 8,904

| 2000 | 9,017

| 2010 | 8,224

| 2020 | 7,905

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The area of present-day Shinchi was part of Mutsu Province, and Kofun period remains have been found in the area. During the Nara period, it was part of ancient Futaba District in Iwaki Province. During the Edo period, it was part of Uda District, which was divided into 51 villages, nine of which (including the coast) was part of the holdings of Sendai Domain, and the remaining 42 of which were ruled by Sōma Domain, ruled by the Sōma clan under the Tokugawa shogunate until the Meiji restoration. On April 1, 1889, the village of Shinchi was created within Uda District, Fukushima with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Uda District became Sōma District in 1896. On April 20, 1954, Shinchi annexed the neighboring villages of Fukuda and Komagamine. Shinchi was elevated to town status on August 1, 1971.

The eastern, coastal portion of Shinchi was inundated by tsunami flood waters following the magnitude 9.0 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami off its coastline on March 11, 2011. The tsunami destroyed 577 houses, or approximately half the homes in the town, and the final death toll was 116 residents.

Shinchi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Shinchi, together with the city of Soma, collectively contributes one seat to the Fukushima Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Fukushima 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

The economy of Shinchi is primarily agricultural. The Shinchi Thermal Power Station is located in the town.

Shinchi has three public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education.

22px East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Jōban Line

• {{STN|Komagamine|x}} - {{STN|Shinchi|x}}

• {{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E6|dab1=J}} - Shinchi Interchange
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|6}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|113}}

• Shinchi Shell Mound - Tenagamyō Jinja Site, a National Historic Site {{cite web |url= https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/201106 |title= 新地貝塚附手長明神社跡|trans-title=Shinchi kaizuka tsuketari Tenagamyō Jinja ato|language=ja |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs }}

• Arata Endo, architect

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Category:Towns in Fukushima Prefecture

Category:Populated coastal places in Japan