Izumi, Osaka
Izumi
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Izumi (Japanese: 和泉市, Hepburn: Izumi-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2021[update], the city had an estimated population of 184,615 in 80862 households and a population density of 2200 persons per km².[1] The total area of the city is 84.98 square kilometres (32.81 sq mi).[2]
Geography
Izumi s located in the southwestern part of Osaka Prefecture, about 25 km from the city center of Osaka and about 20 km from
Neighboring municipalities
Osaka Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture
Climate
Izumi has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Izumi is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C.[3]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Izumi has risen steadily over the past century.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1920 | 31,154 | — |
1930 | 36,371 | +16.7% |
1940 | 45,557 | +25.3% |
1950 | 57,796 | +26.9% |
1960 | 70,701 | +22.3% |
1970 | 95,987 | +35.8% |
1980 | 124,322 | +29.5% |
1990 | 146,127 | +17.5% |
2000 | 172,974 | +18.4% |
2010 | 185,017 | +7.0% |
History
The area of the modern city of Izumi was within ancient
Government
Izumi has a
Economy
Izumi has a mixed economy light manufacturing and agriculture. Major industries include cotton products, glass crafts, artificial pearls, processed metal products and various electronic devices. With the opening of the Semboku Rapid Railway in 1995, the city established the "Techno Stage Izumi" industrial park, which has attracted over 100 companies.
Education
Izumi has 20 public elementary schools and nine public middle schools operated by the city government and three public high school operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.[6] A private college, Momoyama Gakuin University, is located in Izumi.
Transportation
Railway
Highway
Local attractions
- Ikegami-Sone Site
- Izumikoganezuka Kofun
- Kubosō Memorial Museum of Arts, Izumi
- Osaka Prefectural Museum of Yayoi Culture
Sister city relations
- - Bloomington, Minnesota, USA[7]
Notable people from Izumi
- Masayuki Kuwahara, professional baseball player
- professional boxer
- Tehran, Iranbut raised in Izumi, Osaka, her family's hometown)
- Taizo Sugitani, equestrian and Olympic show jumping rider
- professional wrestler
- professional wrestler
- Taisuke Okuno, professional mixed martial artist
- position player coach for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball
References
- ^ "Izumiō city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ a b "Chapter 1 Overview of the City" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Izumi climate data
- ^ Izumi population statistics
- ^ "History of Izumi City" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ "Izumi City Schools" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Bloomington-Izumi website
External links
Media related to Izumi, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons
- Izumi City official website (in Japanese)