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Hashimoto 橋本市 | |
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 Hashimoto City Hall | |
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 Location of Hashimoto in Wakayama Prefecture | |
  Hashimoto Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:34°19′N135°36′E / 34.317°N 135.600°E /34.317; 135.600 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Wakayama |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yoshiyuki Kinoshita |
| Area | |
• Total | 130.55 km2 (50.41 sq mi) |
| Population (November 30, 2021) | |
• Total | 61,063 |
| • Density | 467.74/km2 (1,211.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1-1-1, Tōge, Hashimoto-shi, Wakayama-ken 648-8585 |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Satsuki azalea |
| Tree | Osmanthus andsakura |
Hashimoto (橋本市,Hashimoto-shi) is acity located inWakayama Prefecture,Japan. As of 30 November 2021[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 61,063 in 27,392 households and apopulation density of 470 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 130.55 square kilometres (50.41 sq mi).
Hashimoto is located near the prefectural border at the northeastern end of Wakayama Prefecture, borderingKawachinagano inOsaka Prefecture to the north andGojō inNara Prefecture to the east. There are also a couple of small exclaves in the neighboring towns ofKatsuragi, Wakayama, andKudoyama. Because it is close to the plate boundary on the south coast ofHonshu, the mountains near Hashimoto are steep; the city is located between theKongō Mountains and Kisen Mountains in the north and theKii Mountains in the south. Hashimoto is on the middle of theKinokawa River. In addition, Hashimoto City is located directly above theJapan Median Tectonic Line, which is a largefault that runs east to west in western Japan.
Nara Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture
Hashimoto has ahumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hashimoto is 13.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1781 mm with September as the wettest month.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Hashimoto peaked at around the year 2000 and has declined slightly since.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 32,483 | — |
| 1930 | 35,880 | +10.5% |
| 1940 | 37,178 | +3.6% |
| 1950 | 46,516 | +25.1% |
| 1960 | 47,309 | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 49,747 | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 52,616 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 62,156 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 70,469 | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 66,362 | −5.8% |
The area of the modern city of Hashimoto was within ancientKii Province, and artifacts from theJōmon period indicate a long period of human occupancy. Located in the middle reaches of the Kinokawa River, it once prospered as apost town for timber transportation and for pilgrims heading toMount Kōya. During the lateEdo period andMeiji period,sericulture and silk textiles became an important part of the local economy, but they have now disappeared. The village of Hashimoto was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, and was raised to town status on May 10, 1894. On January 1, 1955, Hashimoto merged with the neighboring villages of Kishikami, Yamada, Kimi, Suda, and Kamuro to form the city of Hashimoto. On March 1, 2006, the town ofKōyaguchi (fromIto District) was merged into Hashimoto.
Hashimoto has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of eighteen members. Hashimoto contributes three members to the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Wakayama 2nd district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
The mainstay of the local economy ishorticulture, especially that ofJapanese persimmons andJapanese pears, as well as the poultry industry. The area has traditionally been known for itsJapanese white crucian carp fish farms and its textiles. As the only city in Wakayama prefecture that is included in the Osaka metropolitan area (in terms of urban employment), there are an increasing number of commuters, gradually transforming the area into abedroom community.
Hashimoto has fifteen public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government, in addition to two public high schools and two combined public middle/high schools operated by the Wakayama Prefectural Department of Education. The city also has one private middle school and one private high school. The city also has one private combined elementary/middle school and one private combined middle/high school.
Nankai Electric Railway –Nankai Kōya Line
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