Minamioguni, Kumamoto

Minamioguni (南小国町) is a town located in Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,977 and a density of 34 persons per km2. The total area is 115.86 km2.

Climate
Minamioguni has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. There is significant precipitation throughout the year, especially during June and July. The average annual temperature in Minamioguni is 13.2 C. The average annual rainfall is 2421.5 mm with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.5 C, and lowest in January, at around 1.8 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Minamioguni was 36.5 C on 19 August 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -13.8 C on 10 February 1984.

Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Minamioguni in 2020 is 3,750 people. Minamioguni has been conducting censuses since 1920.