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Toride 取手市 | |
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 Toride city hall | |
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 Location of Toride in Ibaraki Prefecture | |
  Toride | |
| Coordinates:35°54′41.4″N140°3′1.3″E / 35.911500°N 140.050361°E /35.911500; 140.050361 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Osamu Nakamura(since 2023) |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.94 km2 (27.00 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2024) | |
• Total | 103,717 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Osmanthus andBay laurel |
| - Flower | Azalea andWisteria |
| - Bird | Ural owl andCommon kingfisher |
| Phone number | 0297-74-2141 |
| Address | 5139 Terada, Toride-shi, Ibaraki-ken 302-8585 |
| Website | Official website |
Toride (取手市,Toride-shi) is acity located inIbaraki Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 January 2024[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 103,717 in 47,545 households and apopulation density of 1482 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 34.8%.[1] The total area of the city is 69.94 square kilometres (27.00 sq mi).
Located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, Toride is bordered byChiba Prefecture to the south. TheTone River passes along the southern border of Toride, which also marks the Ibaraki/Chiba border. The city is located in theKanto Plain and was often subject to flooding. It is approximately 40 kilometers from central Tokyo.
Chiba Prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture
Toride has aHumid continental climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Toride is 14.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1320 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.6 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population ofToride peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly since.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1950 | 32,699 | — |
| 1960 | 35,188 | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 56,596 | +60.8% |
| 1980 | 97,715 | +72.7% |
| 1990 | 114,409 | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 115,993 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 109,651 | −5.5% |
| 2020 | 104,524 | −4.7% |
Toride developed in theEdo period as apost-town on theMito Kaidō highway connectingEdo withMito and as a nexus for water-borne traffic on the Tone River; however, the name is thought to derive from an ancient fort constructed byTaira no Masakado in theHeian period. The area was part of ancientShimōsa Province, but was transferred to the newly created Ibaraki prefecture after theMeiji Restoration. Toride town was created with the establishment of the modern municipalities' system on April 1, 1889. It was elevated to city status on October 1, 1970.[4] On March 28, 2005, the neighboring town ofFujishiro (fromKitasōma District) was merged into Toride, nearly doubling its size.[4]
Toride has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 24 members. Toride contributes two members to the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part ofIbaraki 3rd district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Due to its proximity to Tokyo, Toride is increasingly acommuter town for the Tokyo Metropolis. Rice,sake, pickles and leeks dominate local agriculture.
Toride has 14 public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the city government, and five public high schools operated by the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, there are one private elementary school, two private middle schools and two private high schools.
TheTokyo University of the Arts maintains a campus in Toride.
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