Taketoyo 武豊町 | |
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 Taketoyo Town Office | |
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 Location of Taketoyo in Aichi Prefecture | |
  Taketoyo | |
| Coordinates:34°51′3.8″N136°54′53″E / 34.851056°N 136.91472°E /34.851056; 136.91472 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu region Tōkai region |
| Prefecture | Aichi |
| District | Chita |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.38 km2 (10.19 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2019) | |
• Total | 43,147 |
| • Density | 1,636/km2 (4,236/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Cinnamomum camphora |
| - Flower | Camellia sasanqua |
| Phone number | 0569-72-1111 |
| Address | 2 Nagaoyama, Taketoyo-chō, Chita-gun, Aichi-ken 470-2406 |
| Website | Official website |
Taketoyo (武豊町,Taketoyo-chō) is atown located inChita District,Aichi Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 October 2019[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 43,147 in 18,392 households,[1] and apopulation density of 1,636 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 26.38 square kilometres (10.19 sq mi).
Taketoyo is located in the northeast corner ofChita Peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture, bordered byMikawa Bay to the east. Part of the town's area is within the borders of theMikawa Wan Quasi-National Park.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Taketoyo has been increasing over the past 70 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1940 | 10,790 | — |
| 1950 | 15,504 | +43.7% |
| 1960 | 17,103 | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 25,575 | +49.5% |
| 1980 | 33,924 | +32.6% |
| 1990 | 38,105 | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 39,993 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 42,416 | +6.1% |
The town has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Taketoyo is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1672 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.6 °C.[3]
The village of Taketoyo was established withinChita District, Aichi by the earlyMeiji period establishment of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. Taketoyo was raised to town status on February 15, 1891.
An Imperial decree in July 1899 established Taketoyo as an open port for trading with the United States and the United Kingdom.[4]
On October 5, 1954, Taketoyo annexed the neighboring village of Fuki, also from Chita District.
Due to its location near the GreaterNagoya metropolis and the port facilities at thePort of Kinuura, Taketoyo is home to numerous factories, including glass manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals.Chubu Electric Power also has a large electrical generating facility, theTaketoyo Thermal Power Station, which provides substantial employment and tax revenues. The traditional industries in the town center around the production ofsoy sauce,miso and cotton products.
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