Asahi, Mie
Asahi
朝日町 | |
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 Asahi Town Office | |
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UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
| - Tree | white Prunus |
| - Flower | Sunflower |
| - Bird | Japanese bush warbler |
| Phone number | 059-377-5651 |
| Address | 893 Komukai, Asahi-chō, Mie-gun, Mie-ken 510-8522 |
| Website | Official website |
Asahi (朝日町, Asahi-chō) is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2021[update], the town had an estimated population of 11,041 in 4247 households and a population density of 1800 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town was 5.99 square kilometres (2.31 sq mi).
Geography
Asahi is located in northeastern Mie Prefecture. It is the smallest municipality in Mie Prefecture in terms of area.
Neighboring municipalities
Mie Prefecture
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.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Asahi has increased rapidly over the past 20 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,543 | — |
| 1970 | 6,800 | +22.7% |
| 1980 | 6,851 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 6,744 | −1.6% |
| 2000 | 6,716 | −0.4% |
| 2010 | 9,627 | +43.3% |
History
Asahi has been inhabited since at least the
Government
Asahi has a
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
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Kintetsu Railway Kintetsu Railway – Nagoya Line
Highway
Notable people
- Akihiro Sato, professional soccer player
References
- ^ "Asahi town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Asahi climate data
- ^ Asahi population statistics
External links
Media related to Asahi, Mie at Wikimedia Commons
- Asahi official website (in Japanese)
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