Nakatsugawa 中津川市 | |
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 Nakatsugawa City Hall | |
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 Location of Nakatsugawa in Gifu Prefecture | |
  Nakatsugawa | |
| Coordinates:35°29′15.3″N137°30′2.1″E / 35.487583°N 137.500583°E /35.487583; 137.500583 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Gifu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Setsuji Aoyama (since January 2012)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 676.45 km2 (261.18 sq mi) |
| Population (December 31, 2018) | |
• Total | 78,930 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0573-66-1111 |
| Address | Kayanoki-chō 2-1, Nakatsugawa-shi, Gifu-ken 508-8501 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Enkianthus campanulatus |
| Tree | Sciadopitys verticillata |
Nakatsugawa (中津川市,Nakatsugawa-shi) is acity located inGifu,Japan. As of 31 December 2018[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 78,930, and apopulation density of 120 persons per km2 in 30,788 households[2] The total area of the city was 676.45 square kilometres (261.18 sq mi).
Nakatsugawa is in theTōnō region of far eastern Gifu Prefecture, bordering on Nagano Prefecture.Mount Ena, the southernmost of theKiso Mountains on the border between Nakatsugawa, Aichi and Nagano Prefecture is the highest point in the city, with an elevation of 2,191 metres (7,188 ft). TheKiso River and theAgi River flow through the city.
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Nakatsugawa is 13.5 °C (56.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,907.1 mm (75.08 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C (79.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.1 °C (34.0 °F).[3]
| Climate data for Nakatsugawa (2010−2020 normals, extremes 2010−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) | 20.0 (68.0) | 25.3 (77.5) | 29.3 (84.7) | 32.9 (91.2) | 37.0 (98.6) | 39.2 (102.6) | 38.8 (101.8) | 36.5 (97.7) | 31.3 (88.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) | 8.6 (47.5) | 13.5 (56.3) | 18.6 (65.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 27.0 (80.6) | 30.6 (87.1) | 32.4 (90.3) | 28.0 (82.4) | 22.2 (72.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 9.2 (48.6) | 19.8 (67.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) | 2.3 (36.1) | 6.5 (43.7) | 11.7 (53.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21.0 (69.8) | 25.0 (77.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 16.1 (61.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 3.6 (38.5) | 13.5 (56.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) | −2.7 (27.1) | 0.7 (33.3) | 5.5 (41.9) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 17.7 (63.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 4.3 (39.7) | −0.8 (30.6) | 8.6 (47.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) | −10.2 (13.6) | −6.8 (19.8) | −4.2 (24.4) | 1.3 (34.3) | 7.6 (45.7) | 16.5 (61.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 7.9 (46.2) | 0.7 (33.3) | −3.1 (26.4) | −8.4 (16.9) | −10.4 (13.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 59.0 (2.32) | 90.6 (3.57) | 141.0 (5.55) | 165.3 (6.51) | 153.8 (6.06) | 219.5 (8.64) | 289.7 (11.41) | 240.1 (9.45) | 241.8 (9.52) | 178.5 (7.03) | 91.4 (3.60) | 76.1 (3.00) | 1,907.1 (75.08) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.9 | 7.7 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 124 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 160.8 | 160.9 | 195.3 | 191.2 | 230.3 | 157.3 | 167.8 | 195.3 | 160.1 | 164.4 | 154.6 | 137.3 | 2,077.9 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Nakatsugawa peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1970 | 79,593 | — |
| 1980 | 83,539 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 84,410 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 85,004 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 80,910 | −4.8% |
| 2020 | 76,570 | −5.4% |
The area around Nakatsugawa was part of traditionalMino Province. During theEdo period, much of the area was under the control ofOwari Domain,Naegi Domain andIwamura Domain, or wastenryō under direction control of theTokugawa shogunate.Nakatsugawa-juku prospered as one of the69 Stations of the Nakasendō along theNakasendō highway connectingEdo withKyoto. In the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms,Ena District in Gifu prefecture was created, and Nakatsugawa was proclaimed a town per the April 1, 1897 establishment of the modern municipalities system. Nakatsugawa merged with the town of Naegi in 1951 and was elevated to city status on April 1, 1952. Nakatsugawa annexed the village of Nakamoto in 1954, Ochiai in 1956, and Agi in 1957. On February 13, 2005, the towns ofTsukechi,Fukuoka andSakashita and the villages ofHirukawa,Kashimo andKawaue (all from the formerEna District), and the village ofYamaguchi (fromKiso District,Nagano Prefecture) were merged into Nakatsugawa.[6]
Nakatsugawa has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 24 members.
Nakatsugawa has 19 public elementary schools and 12 public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has four public high schools operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education, and one public high school operated by the city government.
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