Ninohe 二戸市 | |
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 Ninohe City Hall | |
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 Location of Ninohe in Iwate Prefecture | |
  Ninohe | |
| Coordinates:40°16′16.5″N141°18′17.2″E / 40.271250°N 141.304778°E /40.271250; 141.304778 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Iwate |
| Area | |
• Total | 420.42 km2 (162.33 sq mi) |
| Population (March 31, 2020) | |
• Total | 26,344 |
| • Density | 62.661/km2 (162.29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0195-23-3111 |
| Address | 47 Fukuoka Kawamata, Ninohe-shi, Iwate-ken 028-6192 |
| Climate | Dfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Green pheasant |
| Flower | Yamazakura |
| Tree | Urushi |
Ninohe (二戸市,Ninohe-shi) is acity located inIwate Prefecture,Japan. As of 31 March 2020[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 26,344, and apopulation density of 63 persons per km2 in 11,803 households.[1] The total area of the city is 420.42 square kilometres (162.33 sq mi).
Ninohe is located in far north-center Iwate Prefecture, bordered byAomori Prefecture to the north. The northern end of theKitakami Mountains, the 852.2 meter Mount Oritsume is in Ninohe. Approximately 70% of the city area is mountainous and forested. The upper reaches of theMabechi River flows through the city. A portion of the city is within the borders of theOritsume Basenkyō Prefectural Natural Park.
Aomori Prefecture
Iwate Prefecture
Ninohe has ahumid continental climate (KöppenDfb) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ninohe is 9.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1248 mm with September as the wettest month and February as the driest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.4 °C.[2]
| Climate data for Ninohe, Iwate (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 21.2 (70.2) | 30.5 (86.9) | 33.8 (92.8) | 34.5 (94.1) | 35.5 (95.9) | 35.8 (96.4) | 34.0 (93.2) | 28.1 (82.6) | 23.2 (73.8) | 18.7 (65.7) | 35.8 (96.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) | 2.7 (36.9) | 7.1 (44.8) | 14.2 (57.6) | 20.3 (68.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.7 (81.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 17.8 (64.0) | 11.1 (52.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 15.1 (59.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) | −1.6 (29.1) | 2.0 (35.6) | 8.1 (46.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 17.7 (63.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 11.7 (53.1) | 5.7 (42.3) | 0.2 (32.4) | 9.8 (49.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) | −6.4 (20.5) | −3.1 (26.4) | 1.8 (35.2) | 7.7 (45.9) | 12.6 (54.7) | 17.4 (63.3) | 18.3 (64.9) | 13.8 (56.8) | 6.4 (43.5) | 0.6 (33.1) | −3.8 (25.2) | 4.9 (40.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) | −18.2 (−0.8) | −15.9 (3.4) | −8.4 (16.9) | −1.6 (29.1) | 2.3 (36.1) | 8.3 (46.9) | 8.6 (47.5) | 1.2 (34.2) | −2.2 (28.0) | −9.5 (14.9) | −14.8 (5.4) | −18.2 (−0.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 39.8 (1.57) | 39.4 (1.55) | 52.8 (2.08) | 55.3 (2.18) | 74.9 (2.95) | 87.0 (3.43) | 159.6 (6.28) | 154.0 (6.06) | 144.3 (5.68) | 104.6 (4.12) | 64.3 (2.53) | 59.7 (2.35) | 1,033.9 (40.70) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 93 (37) | 93 (37) | 41 (16) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 49 (19) | 280 (110) |
| Average rainy days | 9.3 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 124.2 |
| Average snowy days | 12.0 | 11.9 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 34.3 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 98.9 | 111.4 | 156.8 | 181.8 | 198.8 | 173.1 | 143.5 | 160.6 | 146.2 | 148.2 | 117.6 | 96.5 | 1,733.4 |
| Source 1:JMA[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2:JMA[4] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Ninohe peaked around the year 1960 and has steadily declined over the past 60 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 27,217 | — |
| 1930 | 30,054 | +10.4% |
| 1940 | 33,415 | +11.2% |
| 1950 | 40,573 | +21.4% |
| 1960 | 40,644 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 38,289 | −5.8% |
| 1980 | 37,537 | −2.0% |
| 1990 | 35,017 | −6.7% |
| 2000 | 33,102 | −5.5% |
| 2010 | 29,818 | −9.9% |
| 2020 | 25,513 | −14.4% |
The area of present-day Ninohe was part of ancientMutsu Province, and has been settled since at least theJōmon period. Many Jōmon andKofun period remains have been found. Inhabited by theEmishi tribes, theNihon Shoki describes the penetration of the area by forces of theimperial dynasty in the lateNara period; however, it was not under effective control of the central government until the mid-Heian period. The area was dominated by theNanbu clan from the earlyMuromachi period, and was named for one of the nine numbered stockades, or fortified ranches, that established to secure this frontier area. During theEdo period, the area was under the control ofMorioka Domain.
In the earlyMeiji period, the town of Fukuoka and the villages of Jōbōji, Kindaichi, Gohenchi, Tomai, Ishikiridokoro, and Nisattai were established within Ninohe District on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Jōbōji was elevated to town status on December 25, 1940. Gohenchi, Tomai, Ishikiridokoro, and Nisattai merged with Fukuoka on March 10, 1955. The modern city was founded on April 1, 1972, with the merger of the town of Fukuoka with the village of Kindaichi. On January 1, 2006, the city of Ninohe annexed the town of Jōbōji.
Ninohe has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 18 members. Ninohe, and the town ofIchinohe contribute two seats to the Iwate Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the city is part ofIwate 2nd district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
The local economy of Ninohe is based on agriculture and food processing. Local produce include apples, dairy products and hops.
Ninohe has eight public elementary schools and four middle schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Iwate Prefectural Board of Education. There is also a prefectural vocational school, and a special education school for the handicapped operated by the prefectural government.
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East Japan Railway Company (JR East) -Tōhoku Shinkansen
InBullet Train Explosion, Ninohe City has been briefly mentioned.
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