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entity_id: city:jp:jis:392111
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name: kounanshi
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country: Japan
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generated_at: 2026-08-04
last_verified: 2026-07-31
fact_count: 11
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---

# kounanshi

Kounanshi is a city in Japan. The foreign population count was 495 in 2024. The city covers 126.5 km², with a population density of 257.7 people per km² in 2024. The unemployment rate was 3.8% in October 2020.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 495 people | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 32,902 people | municipality | 2024-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.798 % | city | 2020-10-01 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 12.2 · Feb 13.2 · Mar 16.3 · Apr 20.9 · May 24.8 · Jun 27.1 · Jul 30.8 · Aug 32.1 · Sep 29.5 · Oct 25 · Nov 19.6 · Dec 14.4 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 2.1 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 6.4 · Apr 10.9 · May 15.5 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 21.4 · Oct 15.6 · Nov 9.7 · Dec 4.2 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 6.7 · Feb 7.8 · Mar 11.2 · Apr 15.8 · May 20 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 27 · Aug 27.9 · Sep 25 · Oct 19.9 · Nov 14.2 · Dec 8.8 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 59.1 · Feb 107.8 · Mar 174.8 · Apr 225.3 · May 280.4 · Jun 359.5 · Jul 357.3 · Aug 284.1 · Sep 398.1 · Oct 207.5 · Nov 129.6 · Dec 83.1 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 190.7 · Feb 177.2 · Mar 192.2 · Apr 197.3 · May 195.7 · Jun 133.8 · Jul 173.7 · Aug 204 · Sep 162 · Oct 179.6 · Nov 168.8 · Dec 184.6 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [3] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 126.46 km2 | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | `physicians_per_100k` | 109.1 per 100k | city | 2022 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 257.7 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 KOCHI — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Japan/CSV/Kochi_47893.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. "kounanshi, Japan." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-31. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kounanshi-392111/

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## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/kounanshi-392111/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/kounanshi-392111.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/kounanshi-392111.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/kounanshi-392111
- 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