Kashima

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Kashima (嘉島町, Kashima-machi) is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 10,203 in 4135 households, and a population density of 24 persons per km. The total area of the town is 16.65 km (6.43 sq mi). Kashima is located in central Kumamoto Prefecture, adjacent to southeast Kumamoto City. Kumamoto Prefecture Kashima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kashima is 16.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1965 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 6.2 °C. Per Japanese census data, the population of Kashima is as shown below The area of Kashima was part of ancient Higo Province, During the Edo Period it was part of the holdings of Kumamoto Domain. After the Meiji restoration, the villages of Okawa, Uejima and Roka were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.