Former municipality in T?hoku, Japan
Senmaya
(
千?町
,
Senmaya-ch?
)
is a
town
located in
Higashiiwai District
,
Iwate Prefecture
,
Japan
. The name translates as 'one thousand stables' although today there are no horses or stables remaining.
Senmaya village was created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the municipalities system. It was raised to town status on April 1, 1898. On September 30, 1956, Senmaya annexed the neighboring villages of Iwashimizu, Okutama and Konashi.
On September 20, 2005, Senmaya, along with the towns of
Dait?
and
Higashiyama
, the villages of
Kawasaki
and
Murone
(all from
Higashiiwai District
), and the town of
Hanaizumi
(from
Nishiiwai District
), was merged into the expanded city of
Ichinoseki
and no longer exists as an independent
municipality
.
As of September 2005, the town had an estimated
population
of 12,969 and a
population density
of 144.36 persons per km
2
. The total area was 89.84 km
2
.
Climate
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| Climate data for Senmaya (1991?2020 normals, extremes 1976?present)
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
14.4
(57.9)
|
17.6
(63.7)
|
22.3
(72.1)
|
30.8
(87.4)
|
33.0
(91.4)
|
34.0
(93.2)
|
36.0
(96.8)
|
36.4
(97.5)
|
35.4
(95.7)
|
27.9
(82.2)
|
23.8
(74.8)
|
20.6
(69.1)
|
36.4
(97.5)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
3.3
(37.9)
|
4.4
(39.9)
|
8.6
(47.5)
|
15.0
(59.0)
|
20.4
(68.7)
|
23.6
(74.5)
|
27.0
(80.6)
|
28.3
(82.9)
|
24.5
(76.1)
|
18.6
(65.5)
|
12.3
(54.1)
|
5.9
(42.6)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
?0.9
(30.4)
|
?0.2
(31.6)
|
3.2
(37.8)
|
8.8
(47.8)
|
14.3
(57.7)
|
18.3
(64.9)
|
22.0
(71.6)
|
23.2
(73.8)
|
19.3
(66.7)
|
13.0
(55.4)
|
6.6
(43.9)
|
1.4
(34.5)
|
10.8
(51.3)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?5.1
(22.8)
|
?4.7
(23.5)
|
?2.1
(28.2)
|
2.5
(36.5)
|
8.4
(47.1)
|
13.7
(56.7)
|
18.3
(64.9)
|
19.4
(66.9)
|
15.2
(59.4)
|
7.9
(46.2)
|
1.4
(34.5)
|
?2.7
(27.1)
|
6.0
(42.8)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
?18.3
(?0.9)
|
?16.8
(1.8)
|
?13.7
(7.3)
|
?5.9
(21.4)
|
?1.1
(30.0)
|
3.3
(37.9)
|
8.4
(47.1)
|
10.6
(51.1)
|
3.2
(37.8)
|
?2.3
(27.9)
|
?6.5
(20.3)
|
?15.8
(3.6)
|
?18.3
(?0.9)
|
| Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
37.0
(1.46)
|
31.6
(1.24)
|
67.8
(2.67)
|
82.2
(3.24)
|
98.1
(3.86)
|
115.8
(4.56)
|
173.4
(6.83)
|
149.6
(5.89)
|
147.2
(5.80)
|
113.3
(4.46)
|
61.5
(2.42)
|
45.9
(1.81)
|
1,123.2
(44.22)
|
| Average precipitation days
(≥ 1.0 mm)
|
7.7
|
7.4
|
8.9
|
9.1
|
10.1
|
9.8
|
12.4
|
11.5
|
11.5
|
10.1
|
8.4
|
8.5
|
115.4
|
| Mean monthly
sunshine hours
|
139.2
|
143.4
|
170.4
|
187.1
|
188.1
|
147.9
|
130.2
|
144.8
|
130.4
|
144.3
|
135.6
|
119.2
|
1,780.7
|
| Source:
JMA
[1]
[2]
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