Source: UNISDR Disaster Risk Reduction
Mission
Matsuyama City is the local government of the capital city of Ehime Prefecture on Japan’s Shikoku Island. Matsuyama City provides public services to the citizen of the city.
Estimated population as of April 1, 2022 (based on the most recent census, with additions and subtractions of births, deaths, and in- and out-migration data)
- Total population: 503,123
- Men: 235,901
- Women: 267,222
- Number of households: 239,436
- Average household size: 2.10
- Population density: 1,172 people/km2
- Matsuyama City has an area of
429.35 square kilometers
DRR activities
Matsuyama City has a warm Seto Inland Sea climate, with an average annual temperature of 16.8°C. The annual precipitation is about 1,300mm, with most rain in June and little rain in December.
Overall, the city enjoys mild and favorable climatic conditions, with little precipitation, very little snowfall, and fewer typhoons than Kochi Prefecture and Tokushima Prefecture on the Pacific coast.
Matsuyama City is actively implementing various DRR activities and also has joined the MCR2030 of UNDRR in the year 2023.