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Asahi, Mie
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Asahi |
| native_name | 朝日町 |
| native_name_lang | ja |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | Asahi Townhall Mie01.jpg |
| image_caption | Asahi Town Office |
| image_flag | Flag of Asahi, Mie.svg |
| image_blank_emblem | Emblem of Asahi, Mie.svg |
| blank_emblem_type | Emblem |
| image_map | Asahi in Mie Prefecture Ja.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Asahi in Mie Prefecture |
| pushpin_map | Japan |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| pushpin_map_caption | |
| coordinates | |
| coor_pinpoint | |
| coordinates_footnotes | tags -- |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Japan |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Kansai |
| subdivision_type2 | Prefecture |
| subdivision_name2 | Mie |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Mie |
| established_title | |
| seat_type | |
| government_footnotes | tags -- |
| leader_name1 | |
| total_type | |
| unit_pref | |
| area_magnitude | |
| area_footnotes | tags -- |
| area_total_km2 | 5.99 |
| elevation_footnotes | tags -- |
| population_footnotes | tags -- |
| population_total | 11041 |
| population_as_of | August 2021 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_demonym | |
| timezone1 | Japan Standard Time |
| utc_offset1 | +9 |
| area_code_type | |
| blank_name_sec1 | City Symbols |
| blank1_name_sec1 | - Tree |
| blank1_info_sec1 | white Prunus |
| blank2_name_sec1 | - Flower |
| blank2_info_sec1 | Sunflower |
| blank3_name_sec1 | - Bird |
| blank3_info_sec1 | Japanese bush warbler |
| blank_name_sec2 | Phone number |
| blank_info_sec2 | 059-377-5651 |
| blank1_name_sec2 | Address |
| blank1_info_sec2 | 893 Komukai, Asahi-chō, Mie-gun, Mie-ken 510-8522 |
| website |
Asahi is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 11,041 in 4247 households and a population density of 1800 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 5.99 sqkm.
Geography
Asahi is located in northeastern Mie Prefecture. It is the smallest municipality in Mie Prefecture in terms of area.
Neighboring municipalities
Mie Prefecture
- Kawagoe
- Kuwana
- Yokkaichi
Climate
Asahi has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Asahi is 14.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1656 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.5 °C.
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Asahi has increased rapidly over the past 20 years.
| 1960 | 5,543 | 1970 | 6,800 | 1980 | 6,851 | 1990 | 6,744 | 2000 | 6,716 | 2010 | 9,627
History
Asahi has been inhabited since at least the Yayoi period, and was the location of one of the battles of the Jinshin War during the Asuka period. During the Meiji period, Asahi was one of the villages established within Asake District of Mie Prefecture with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Asake District was abolished in 1896, and merged with Mie District. Asahi village was raised to town status on October 17, 1957.
Government
Asahi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 11 members. Asahi, collectively with the other municipalities of Mie District, contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Mie 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
The local economy is dominated by a large factory owned by Toshiba, which (together with subsidiaries companies) employs over half of the local workforce.
Education
Asahi has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
Transportation
Railway
- Asahi 20px Kintetsu Railway Kintetsu Railway – Nagoya Line
Highway
- 24px|link=|alt=E1A Isewangan Expressway
Notable people
- Akihiro Sato, professional soccer player
References
References
- "Asahi town official statistics".
- [https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/mie-prefecture/asahi-1021599/ Asahi climate data]
- [https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-mie.php Asahi population statistics]
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