Kihō 紀宝町 | |
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 Kihō Town Office | |
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 Location of Kihō in Mie Prefecture | |
  Kihō | |
| Coordinates:33°44′N136°0′E / 33.733°N 136.000°E /33.733; 136.000 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Mie |
| District | Minamimuro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ken Nishida |
| Area | |
• Total | 79.62 km2 (30.74 sq mi) |
| Population (April 2021) | |
• Total | 10,818 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Quercus |
| - Flower | Cymbidium kanran,Narcissus |
| Phone number | 0735-33-0333 |
| Address | 324 Minami-Udono, Kihō-chō, Minamimuro-gun, Mie-ken 519-5701 |
| Website | Official website |
Kihō (紀宝町,Kihō-chō) is atown located inMie Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 April 2021[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 10,818 in 5,247 households and apopulation density of 140 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 79.62 square kilometres (30.74 sq mi).
Kihō is located near the southern tip of theKii Peninsula, facing thePacific Ocean, and is at the extreme southern point of Mie Prefecture, separated fromWakayama Prefecture by theKumano River. Parts of the town are within the limits of theYoshino-Kumano National Park. A portion of theSacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, aUNESCOWorld Heritage Site is located within Kihō.
Kihō has ahumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kihō is 16.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2,596 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 6.1 °C.[2]
The population of Kihō increased significantly afterWorld War II and has remained broadly stable since then.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 9,453 | — |
| 1930 | 8,577 | −9.3% |
| 1940 | 8,825 | +2.9% |
| 1950 | 11,546 | +30.8% |
| 1960 | 11,685 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 10,899 | −6.7% |
| 1980 | 12,177 | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 12,919 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 12,824 | −0.7% |
| 2010 | 11,897 | −7.2% |
The area of Kihō was part of the holdings of theKii Tokugawa clan, administered as part of theKii-Shingū Domain in theEdo period. After theMeiji restoration, the area was organized into the villages of Ida, Mifune, and Onodani withinMinamimuro District of Mie Prefecture. The town of Kihō was established on October 31, 1951 by the merger of these three villages. On January 10, 2006, the village ofUdono – which was part of the Minamimuro District until then – was merged into Kihō.
Kihō has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral town council of 14 members. Kihō, collectively with the city of Kumano and town of Mihama, contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Mie 4th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Kihō serves as a commercial center for the surrounding region.Hokuetsu Paper Mills is a major industrial employer.
Kihō has seven public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the city government. The town does not have a high school.
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