Mihama 美浜町 | |
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 Minami-Chita Beachland | |
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 Location of Mihama in Aichi Prefecture | |
  Mihama | |
| Coordinates:34°46′43.9″N136°54′29.6″E / 34.778861°N 136.908222°E /34.778861; 136.908222 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu region Tōkai region |
| Prefecture | Aichi |
| District | Chita |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.20 km2 (17.84 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2019) | |
• Total | 22,701 |
| • Density | 491.4/km2 (1,273/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Pinus thunbergii |
| - Flower | Azalea |
| Phone number | 0569-82-1111 |
| Address | Kowa, Mihama-chō, Chita-gun, Aichi-ken 470-2406 |
| Website | Official website |
Mihama (美浜町,Mihama-chō) is atown located inChita District,Aichi Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 October 2019[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 22,701 in 8852 households,[1] and apopulation density of 491 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 46.20 square kilometres (17.84 sq mi)
Mihama is located in the center ofChita Peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture, bordered byMikawa Bay to the east andIse Bay to the west. Part of the town’s area is within the borders of theMikawa Wan Quasi-National Park.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Mihama peaked at around the year 2005 and has been in slow decline since.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1960 | 19,327 | — |
| 1970 | 19,227 | −0.5% |
| 1980 | 20,820 | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 24,669 | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 26,083 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 25,180 | −3.5% |
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Mihama is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1737 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.8 °C.[3]
The villages of Kōwa and Noma were established withinChita District, Aichi with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. Kōwa was raised to town status on May 6, 1903. Noma was raised to town status on July 1, 1942.The town of Mihama was established on April 1, 1955 through the merger of the towns of Kōwa and Noma. On March 31, 1957, the area of the town expanded when the neighboring town of Kosugaya was dissolved, and divided between Mihama and Tokoname. During March 2006, discussions were held tomerge Mihama with the town of Minamichita to the south to form the new city of “Minamicentrair” named after the popular nickname forChūbu Centrair International Airport, but the merger proposal was strongly opposed by the majority of the inhabitants of Minamichita, and the merger did not take place.[4]
Theprimary sector dominates the economy of Mihama, notablycommercial fishing and agriculture.
Geographic data related toMihama, Aichi atOpenStreetMap| Nagoya |
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