Higashiōmi 東近江市 | |
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 Location of Higashiōmi in Shiga Prefecture | |
  Higashiōmi Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:35°7′N136°12′E / 35.117°N 136.200°E /35.117; 136.200 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Shiga |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Masakiyo Ogura |
| Area | |
• Total | 388.37 km2 (149.95 sq mi) |
| Population (September 1, 2021) | |
• Total | 113,229 |
| • Density | 291.55/km2 (755.11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 10-5, Yōkaichi Midorimachi, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga-ken 527-8527 |
| Phone number | 0749-30-6111 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Purple Gromwell |
| Tree | Japanese Maple |
Higashiōmi (東近江市,Higashiōmi-shi) is acity located inShiga Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 September 2021[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 113,229 in 45771 households and apopulation density of 290 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 388.58 square kilometres (150.03 sq mi).
Higashiōmi is located in east-central Shiga Prefecture, with a small shoreline the eastern shore ofLake Biwa, and extending inland to theSuzuka Mountains and the border withMie Prefecture. Parts of the city are within the borders of theSuzuka Quasi-National Park.
Mie Prefecture
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Higashiōmi has aHumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Higashiōmi is 12.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1673 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.1 °C.[2] The highest recorded temperature was 38.8 °C (July 26, 2014) and the lowest was -11.6 °C (January 31, 1982).
| Climate data for Higashiōmi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) | 20.6 (69.1) | 24.9 (76.8) | 30.4 (86.7) | 33.8 (92.8) | 36.0 (96.8) | 38.8 (101.8) | 39.2 (102.6) | 36.9 (98.4) | 33.2 (91.8) | 25.0 (77.0) | 23.5 (74.3) | 39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) | 8.4 (47.1) | 12.6 (54.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 30.9 (87.6) | 32.5 (90.5) | 28.0 (82.4) | 22.2 (72.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 10.5 (50.9) | 19.8 (67.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) | 3.5 (38.3) | 7.0 (44.6) | 12.4 (54.3) | 17.7 (63.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.7 (80.1) | 22.8 (73.0) | 16.7 (62.1) | 10.7 (51.3) | 5.5 (41.9) | 14.5 (58.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) | −0.7 (30.7) | 1.7 (35.1) | 6.5 (43.7) | 12.3 (54.1) | 17.3 (63.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 11.9 (53.4) | 5.6 (42.1) | 1.2 (34.2) | 9.8 (49.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) | −10.8 (12.6) | −7.6 (18.3) | −2.7 (27.1) | 2.3 (36.1) | 6.5 (43.7) | 13.2 (55.8) | 12.9 (55.2) | 6.8 (44.2) | 0.0 (32.0) | −2.9 (26.8) | −10.0 (14.0) | −11.6 (11.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 77.7 (3.06) | 82.2 (3.24) | 105.8 (4.17) | 102.9 (4.05) | 130.7 (5.15) | 181.0 (7.13) | 181.7 (7.15) | 123.1 (4.85) | 167.0 (6.57) | 142.0 (5.59) | 74.4 (2.93) | 72.0 (2.83) | 1,440.5 (56.71) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 127.1 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 106.0 | 114.1 | 154.6 | 175.5 | 186.3 | 135.2 | 152.7 | 201.0 | 149.4 | 151.0 | 136.4 | 119.2 | 1,781.3 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Higashiōmi has recently plateaued after several decades of growth.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1950 | 93,357 | — |
| 1960 | 86,945 | −6.9% |
| 1970 | 85,214 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | 98,664 | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 106,509 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 114,395 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 115,479 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 112,819 | −2.3% |
Higashiōmi is part of ancientŌmi Province. Portions of the area were under the control ofYamakami Domain, a 13,000kokufudai territory during theEdo periodTokugawa shogunate. With the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the town ofYōkaichi was established withinGamō District, Shiga. Yōkaichi merged with the villages of Hirata, Ichinobe, and Tamano in Gamō District, and Misono and Takebe fromKanzaki District and was elevated to city status on August 15, 1954. The city of Higashiōmi was established on February 11, 2005, from the merger of Yōkaichi with the towns ofEigenji andGokashō (both from Kanzaki District), and the towns ofAitō andKotō (both fromEchi District).
On January 1, 2006, the town ofNotogawa (from Kanzaki District), and the town ofGamō (from Gamō District) were merged into Higashiōmi.
Higashiōmi has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 25 members. Higashiōmi, together with the town of Ryūō, contributes three members to the Shiga Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part ofShiga 2nd district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan, and is represented byKenichiro Ueno.[6][7]
The economy of Higashiōmi is centered on agriculture and light manufacturing. There are severalindustrial parks in the city.Murata Manufacturing,Kyocera,Panasonic,Suntory andToppan have large factories in the city.
Higashiōmi has 22 public elementary schools and ten public middle schools operated by the city government. There are five public high schools operated by the Shiga Prefectural Department of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. TheBiwako-Gakuin University, a private's university with associated junior college, is also located in Higashiōmi.
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Higashiōmi maintains the followingsister city relationships.[8]
Changde,Hunan, China, since August 15, 1994
Jangam-myeon,Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, since November 2, 1992
Marquette, Michigan, United States, since August 13, 1979, renewed 2005
Rättvik,Dalarna County, Sweden, since November 1, 1994
Taber, Alberta, Canada, since March 27, 1981Tongyeong,Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea, since May 26, 2001
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