Mizunami (瑞浪市, Mizunami-shi) is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of 1 January 2019[update], the city had an estimated population of 37,705, and a population density of 220 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city was 174.86 square kilometres (67.51 sq mi). Mizunami's biggest claim to fame came in 1995, when the largest ceramic plate in the world, as recognised by the Guinness Book of Records, was created by the Inatsu Town Planning Association in the city. It measures 2.8 metres in diameter.[2]
Mizunami
瑞浪市 | |
|---|---|
 Mizunami City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Mizunami in Gifu Prefecture | |
  Mizunami | |
| Coordinates: 35°21′42.5″N 137°15′16.2″E / 35.361806°N 137.254500°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Gifu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kōji Mizuno |
| Area | |
• Total | 174.86 km2 (67.51 sq mi) |
| Population (January 1, 2019) | |
• Total | 37,705 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City symbols | |
| - Tree | Pine |
| - Flower | Balloon flower |
| - Bird | Japanese bush-warbler |
| Phone number | 0572-68-2111 |
| Address | Uedaira-chō 1-1, Mizunami-shi, Gifu-ken 509-6195 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editMizunami is located in south-eastern Gifu Prefecture. The Kiso River and the Toki River flow through the city.
Climate
editThe city has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Mizunami is 14.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1928 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.0 °C.[3]
Neighbouring municipalities
editDemographics
editPer Japanese census data,[4] the population of Mizunami peaked at around the year 2000 and has declined since.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38,387 | — |
| 1980 | 40,066 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 41,006 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 42,298 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 40,387 | −4.5% |
| 2020 | 37,150 | −8.0% |
History
editThe area around Mizunami was part of traditional Mino Province. During the Edo period, the area was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. The Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto passed through the area, and Ōkute-juku and Hosokute-juku were located within what are now the city limits. In the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, Toki District in Gifu prefecture was created. The modern city was founded on April 1, 1954 by the merger of Mizunami-Toki Town with the villages of Kamado, Okute, and Hiyoshi.
Government
editMizunami has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 16 members.
Education
editMizunami has seven public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government, and one private combined middle/high school. The city has one public high school operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education and one private high school. Chukyo Gakuin University has a campus in Mizunami.
Transportation
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Highway
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Sister cities
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References
edit- ^ Mizunami official statistics Archived 2024-04-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20051125182637/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=54394 Guinness Book of Records (archived link)
- ^ "Mizunami climate data". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Mizunami population statistics". Archived from the original on 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
External links
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Media related to Mizunami, Gifu at Wikimedia Commons- Mizunami City official website (in Japanese)
- Mizunami City official website
