Hashima, Gifu

This article is about the city. For the district, seeHashima District, Gifu.

Hashima (羽島市,Hashima-shi) is acity located inGifu,Japan. As of 1 January 2019^[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 67,909 in 26,327 households,^[1] and apopulation density of 1300 persons per km², in 26,367 households. The total area of the city is 53.66 square kilometres (20.72 sq mi).

Hashima 羽島市
City
Hashima City Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Hashima in Gifu Prefecture
Hashima
Coordinates:35°19′11.8″N136°42′11.8″E / 35.319944°N 136.703278°E /35.319944; 136.703278
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Gifu
Area
• Total	53.66 km² (20.72 sq mi)
Population (January 1, 2019)
• Total	67,909
• Density	1,300/km² (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols
- Tree	Juniperus chinensis L. 'Kaizuka'
- Flower	Mino Chrysanthemum
Phone number	058-392-1111
Address	55 Takehana-chō, Hashima-shi, Gifu-ken 501-6292
Website	Official website

Geography

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Hashima is located in theNōbi Plain of southwest Gifu Prefecture, with theKiso River to the east and theNagara River to the west. Much of the city area is low-lying and subject to frequent flooding.

Climate

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The city has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Hashima is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1849 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.1 °C.^[2]

Neighbouring municipalities

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Aichi Prefecture
- Ichinomiya
- Inazawa
Gifu Prefecture

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Hashima has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1970	48,075	—
1980	56,975	+18.5%
1990	61,460	+7.9%
2000	64,713	+5.3%
2010	67,197	+3.8%
2020	65,649	−2.3%

History

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The area around Hashima was part of traditionalMino Province. During theEdo period, most of the area was divided between territory under the control ofOwari Domain, andtenryō territory under the direct control of theTokugawa shogunate. During the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, the area was organised intoHashima District, Gifu. On July 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system, the town of Takenohana was created. On April 1, 1954 Takenohana merged with nine neighbouring villages to form the city of Hashima.^[4]

Government

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Hashima has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 18 members.^[5]

Economy

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Hashima is a regional commercial center, with agriculture and light industry, notably that of woven cloth dominating the local economy.^[6]

Education

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Hashima has eight public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school. TheGifu College of Nursing is located in Hashima.