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Mibu 壬生町 | |
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 Mibu Town Office | |
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 Location of Mibu inTochigi Prefecture | |
  Mibu | |
| Coordinates:36°25′37.4″N139°48′14.3″E / 36.427056°N 139.803972°E /36.427056; 139.803972 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tochigi |
| District | Shimotsuga |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.06 km2 (23.58 sq mi) |
| Population (August 2020) | |
• Total | 39,158 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Enoki |
| - Flower | Calabash |
| - Bird | Eurasian skylark |
| Phone number | 0282-81-1806 |
| Address | 12-22 Torimachi, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga -gun, Tochigi-ken 321-0292 |
| Website | Official website |
Mibu (壬生町,Mibu-machi) is atown located inTochigi Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 August 2020[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 39,158 in 16,149 households,[1] and apopulation density of 640 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 61.06 square kilometres (23.58 sq mi).
Mibu is located in south-centralTochigi Prefecture. The town is situated in the northern portion of theKanto plain and is mostly flat terrain with an elevation of 50 to 100 meters above sea level. The Kurokawa River flows through the town. The is about 90 kilometers north ofTokyo metropolis, and is bordered by the prefectural capital ofUtsunomiya to the north. Approximately a third of the land area of the town is covered in rice paddy.
Mibu has ahumid continental climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Mibu is 13.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1385 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.4 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Mibu has remained relatively steadily over the past 30 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 17,785 | — |
| 1930 | 18,999 | +6.8% |
| 1940 | 20,189 | +6.3% |
| 1950 | 26,029 | +28.9% |
| 1960 | 24,007 | −7.8% |
| 1970 | 25,485 | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 35,037 | +37.5% |
| 1990 | 39,588 | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 39,853 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 39,617 | −0.6% |
| 2020 | 39,474 | −0.4% |
The remains of manyburial mounds from theKofun period can be found in Mibu. During theEdo period, the area was controlled byMibu Domain under theTokugawa shogunate. Thejōkamachi which grew up aroundMibu Castle was Mibu-shuku apost station on a branch theNikkō Kaidō connectingEdo with the shrines atNikkō. After theMeiji restoration, Mibu town and the villages of Inaba and Minami-Inukai were created within Shimotsuga District on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Inaba merged with Mibu on November 3, 1954 followed by Minami-Inukai on July 28, 1955.
Mibu has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral town council of 16 members. Mibu contributes one member to the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part ofTochigi 4th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
The economy of Mibu is heavily dependent on agriculture; however, the town is increasingly becoming acommuter town for neighboring Utsunomiya.
Tobu Railway –Tobu Utsunomiya Line
Kita-Kantō Expressway – Mibu Parking Area and Mibu Interchange
National Route 121
National Route 352
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