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entity_id: city:jp:jis:402231
entity_type: city
name: kogashi
country_code: JP
country: Japan
slug: kogashi-402231
canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kogashi-402231/
json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/kogashi-402231.json
markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/kogashi-402231.md
mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/jp/kogashi-402231
snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2
generated_at: 2026-08-04
last_verified: 2026-07-31
fact_count: 11
metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/
---

# kogashi

Kogashi is a city in Japan. The foreign population count was 1,343 in 2024. The city covers 42.07 km², with a population density of 1,406.8 people per km² in 2024. The unemployment rate was 3.82% in October 2020.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 1,343 people | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 59,225 people | municipality | 2024-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.8222 % | city | 2020-10-01 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 10.2 · Feb 11.6 · Mar 15 · Apr 19.9 · May 24.4 · Jun 27.2 · Jul 31.2 · Aug 32.5 · Sep 28.6 · Oct 23.7 · Nov 18.2 · Dec 12.6 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 3.9 · Feb 4.4 · Mar 7.2 · Apr 11.5 · May 16.1 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 24.6 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 21.6 · Oct 16 · Nov 10.6 · Dec 5.8 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 6.9 · Feb 7.8 · Mar 10.8 · Apr 15.4 · May 19.9 · Jun 23.3 · Jul 27.4 · Aug 28.4 · Sep 24.7 · Oct 19.6 · Nov 14.2 · Dec 9.1 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 74.4 · Feb 69.8 · Mar 103.7 · Apr 118.2 · May 133.7 · Jun 249.6 · Jul 299.1 · Aug 210 · Sep 175.1 · Oct 94.5 · Nov 91.4 · Dec 67.5 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 104.1 · Feb 123.5 · Mar 161.2 · Apr 188.1 · May 204.1 · Jun 145.2 · Jul 172.2 · Aug 200.9 · Sep 164.7 · Oct 175.9 · Nov 137.3 · Dec 112.2 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [3] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 42.07 km2 | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | `physicians_per_100k` | 346.1 per 100k | city | 2022 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 1,406.8 people/km² | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [4] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Sources

1. Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）. — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/dbview?sid=0000020101
2. Japan e-Stat municipality official denominator — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040306672&fileKind=0
3. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FUKUOKA — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Japan/CSV/Fukuoka_47807.csv
4. Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2. — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/dbview?sid=0000020102
5. Exact e-Stat municipality row I6100 (医師数), derived with the exact same-JIS e-Stat A2301 total resident population row. No prefecture or parent-area value is used. — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/dbview?sid=0000020109

## Cite

ImmigrationDB. "kogashi, Japan." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-31. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kogashi-402231/

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## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kogashi-402231/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/kogashi-402231.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/kogashi-402231.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/kogashi-402231
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json