Haga 芳賀町 | |
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 Haga Town Office | |
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 Location of Haga inTochigi Prefecture | |
  Haga | |
| Coordinates:36°32′53.7″N140°03′29.6″E / 36.548250°N 140.058222°E /36.548250; 140.058222 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tochigi |
| District | Haga |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tadashi Kenmoku |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.16 km2 (27.09 sq mi) |
| Population (July 2020) | |
• Total | 15,661 |
| • Density | 223.2/km2 (578.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Zelkova serrata |
| - Flower | Chinese pear[1] |
| - Bird | Eurasian skylark[1] |
| Phone number | 028-677-1111 |
| Address | Ubagai 1020, Haga-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi-ken 321-3392 |
| Website | Official website |
Haga (芳賀町,Haga-machi) is atown inTochigi Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 August 2020[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 15,661 in 5,658 households,[2] and apopulation density of 220 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 70.16 square kilometres (27.09 sq mi). .
Haga is located in southeasternTochigi Prefecture. Theriver Gogyō, a tributary of theriver Kokaigawa flows through Haga.[3]
Per Japanese census data,[4][5] the population of Haga has declined in recent decades.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 14,603 | — |
| 1930 | 15,465 | +5.9% |
| 1940 | 16,080 | +4.0% |
| 1950 | 20,677 | +28.6% |
| 1960 | 18,627 | −9.9% |
| 1970 | 16,169 | −13.2% |
| 1980 | 16,669 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 17,610 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 16,988 | −3.5% |
| 2010 | 16,003 | −5.8% |
| 2020 | 14,961 | −6.5% |
Ubagai, Minatakazeawa and Mizuhashi villages were created within Haga District on 1 April 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Ubagai was elevated to town status on 1 November 1928. Ubagai merged with Minatakanezawa and Mizuhashi to form Haga on 31 March 1954.[citation needed]
Haga has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral town council of 13 members. Haga, together with the other municipalities in Haga District collectively contributes two members to the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part ofTochigi 4th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Major companies located at Haga-machi industrial complex include:[7]
Haga has three publicprimary schools and one publicmiddle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
Haga is since August 2023 served byUtsunomiya Light Rail.
National Route 123JR Bus Kantō:Sakushin Gakuin-mae –Twin Ring Motegi viaUtsunomiya Station andMotegi Station, Sakushin Gakuin mae – Saga-Onsen Roman no Yu via Utsunomiya Station.[9]
Tochigi Heliport[10]
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Media related toHaga, Tochigi at Wikimedia Commons
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