Komaki 小牧市 | |
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  Upper:Komaki Castle Lower:Komaki Skyline | |
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 Location of Komaki in Aichi Prefecture | |
  Komaki | |
| Coordinates:35°17′27.6″N136°54′43.6″E / 35.291000°N 136.912111°E /35.291000; 136.912111 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
| Prefecture | Aichi |
| Government | |
| • - Mayor | Suzuo Yamashita |
| Area | |
• Total | 62.81 km2 (24.25 sq mi) |
| Population (1 October 2019) | |
• Total | 148,872 |
| • Density | 2,370/km2 (6,139/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Tabunoki(Machilus thunbergii) |
| - Flower | Azalea |
| Phone number | 0568-72-2101 |
| Address | 1-1 Horinouchi, Komaki-shi, Aichi-ken 485-8650 |
| Website | Official website |
Komaki (小牧市,Komaki-shi) is acity located inAichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 148,872 in 68,174 households,[1] and apopulation density of 2,370 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,100/sq mi). The total area of the city was 62.81square kilometres (24.25 sq mi). Komaki is commonly associated with the formerKomaki Airport, which is located on the border between Komaki and neighboringKasugai.
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Komaki is located in the middle of theNōbi Plain, west-central Aichi Prefecture, north of the Nagoya metropolis. The city skyline is dominated byMount Komaki, which is topped withKomaki Castle.
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Komaki is 15.7 °C (60.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,769 mm (69.6 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.1 °C (82.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.2 °C (39.6 °F).[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Komaki has increased rapidly over the past 60 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1960 | 43,470 | — |
| 1970 | 79,606 | +83.1% |
| 1980 | 103,233 | +29.7% |
| 1990 | 124,441 | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 143,122 | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 147,059 | +2.8% |
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Archaeological remains from theJapanese Paleolithic throughYayoi period have been found in what is now Komaki, andburial tumuli from theKofun period are also common.
During theSengoku period,Oda Nobunaga used Komaki Castle as his headquarters from which he launched his invasion ofMino Province and later the area surrounding Mount Komaki was the site of theBattle of Komaki and Nagakute in 1584.
It was part of the holdings ofOwari Domain during theEdo period, and prospered as apost town on the route connecting Nagoya with theNakasendō highway.
During theMeiji period establishment of the modern municipalities system, the area was organized into villages underHigashikasugai District, Aichi.Komaki was proclaimed atown on July 16, 1906, through the merger of four villages.
Komaki was raised to city status on January 1, 1955, after merging with the village of Kitasato inNishikasugai District, Aichi.
Komaki has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 25 members. The city contributes two members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part ofAichi 16th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Wyandotte (Michigan,United States, since March 22, 1967. Each year, Wyandotte and Komaki have an exchange student program, allowing students to be hosted by a family in the other city.
Anyang,Gyeonggi Province,South Korea, since August 1979[4] (friendship city since 1986)
Yakumo,Oshima Subprefecture,Hokkaido, since October 24, 1986[5]
Komaki has a mixed economy, with agriculture (rice and horticulture), commence, and light manufacturing industries playing important roles.
Komaki's GDP per capita (Nominal) was¥5,859,100 in 2014.[6][7]
Sumitomo Riko (Previously known as Tokai Gomme), a global rubber and synthetic resin products manufacturing company, whose automotive anti-vibration components hold the largest global market share, has its headquarters in the city.[8]
Due to its highway connections with the Nagoya metropolis, it is also becoming abedroom community.
Komaki has 16 public elementary schools and nine public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.
ThePeachliner, formally theTōkadai Shin-kōtsū Peach Liner (桃花台新交通ピーチライナー) was apeople mover which operated from 1991 until September 30, 2006, when it became the first people-mover system in Japan to cease operations.[10]
Chūō Expressway
Meishin Expressway (Asian Highway Network)Tōmei Expressway (Asian Highway Network)
Route 11 (Nagoya Expressway)
| Sex | Name | competition | League | Home | Sponsor | Since |
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| Men | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | Basketball | B.League (B1) | Dolphins Arena Park Arena Komaki | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins (Mitsubishi Electric) | 1950 |
| Men | Nagoya Oceans | Futsal | F.League | Takeda Teva Ocean Arena Park Arena Komaki | Teva Takeda Pharma | 2006 |
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