Tōkai 東海市 | |
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  Upper stage:Amida Buddha (Shurakuen Park) Lower stage:Nagoya iron and steel works | |
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 Location of Tōkai in Aichi Prefecture | |
  Tōkai | |
| Coordinates:35°01′23″N136°54′7.9″E / 35.02306°N 136.902194°E /35.02306; 136.902194 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
| Prefecture | Aichi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Katsushige Hanada |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.43 km2 (16.77 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2019) | |
• Total | 113,698 |
| • Density | 2,618/km2 (6,780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Camphor laurel |
| - Flower | Satsuki azalea |
| Phone number | 052-603-2211, 0562-33-1111 |
| Address | 1-1, Chūōmachi, Tōkai-shi, Aichi-ken 476-8601 |
| Website | Official website |
Tōkai (東海市,Tōkai-shi) is acity located inAichi Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 October 2019[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 113,698 in 51,035 households,[1] and apopulation density of 2,618 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 43.43 square kilometres (16.77 sq mi).
Tōkai is located in the far northwestern neck ofChita Peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture, and is bordered byIse Bay to the east, and the metropolis of Nagoya to the north. It extends 8.06 kilometers from east to west and 10.97 kilometers from north to south. Much of the city is near sea level in altitude.
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Tōkai is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1730 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.5 °C.[2]
| Climate data for Tōkai (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) | 20.2 (68.4) | 24.9 (76.8) | 29.9 (85.8) | 32.3 (90.1) | 36.2 (97.2) | 38.7 (101.7) | 39.2 (102.6) | 38.8 (101.8) | 30.1 (86.2) | 26.1 (79.0) | 21.3 (70.3) | 39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 14.1 (57.4) | 20.1 (68.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 27.4 (81.3) | 31.2 (88.2) | 32.9 (91.2) | 28.6 (83.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 17.6 (63.7) | 12.2 (54.0) | 21.0 (69.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) | 5.6 (42.1) | 8.9 (48.0) | 14.4 (57.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 22.6 (72.7) | 26.4 (79.5) | 27.8 (82.0) | 24.2 (75.6) | 18.3 (64.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 7.3 (45.1) | 16.0 (60.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) | 1.2 (34.2) | 4.1 (39.4) | 9.2 (48.6) | 14.0 (57.2) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 20.4 (68.7) | 14.1 (57.4) | 8.0 (46.4) | 2.8 (37.0) | 11.7 (53.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) | −6.2 (20.8) | −3.5 (25.7) | −0.2 (31.6) | 5.8 (42.4) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 11.1 (52.0) | 4.0 (39.2) | −0.8 (30.6) | −3.7 (25.3) | −6.3 (20.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 45.7 (1.80) | 62.0 (2.44) | 114.5 (4.51) | 123.5 (4.86) | 149.9 (5.90) | 200.5 (7.89) | 173.9 (6.85) | 119.7 (4.71) | 236.7 (9.32) | 137.9 (5.43) | 82.2 (3.24) | 43.2 (1.70) | 1,489.6 (58.65) |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 157.6 | 163.6 | 186.5 | 197.0 | 183.8 | 144.4 | 164.6 | 208.9 | 158.5 | 164.8 | 156.1 | 161.9 | 2,052.1 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Tōkai greatly expanded in the 1960s, and has continued to grow at a reduced rate from that period over the past 50 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1940 | 22,512 | — |
| 1950 | 29,888 | +32.8% |
| 1960 | 33,965 | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 86,608 | +155.0% |
| 1980 | 96,048 | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 97,358 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 99,921 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 107,704 | +7.8% |
During theEdo period, the area around Tōkai consisted of a number of fishing settlements and was governed as part ofOwari Domain under theTokugawa shogunate.
With the establishment of the modern municipalities system after the start of theMeiji period, the area was organized into a number of villages withinChita District, Aichi.
The city of Tōkai was established on April 1, 1969, through the merger of the former towns of Yokosuka and Ueno within Chita District.
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Tōkai has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 22 members. The city contributes two members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 8 of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
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