Nagaizumi
Nagaizumi
長泉町 | |
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Town | |
UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
- Tree | Ternstroemia gymnanthera |
- Flower | Satsuki azalea |
Phone number | 055-989-5500 |
Address | 828 Nakadokari Nagaizumi-chō, Suntō-gun, Shizuoka-ken 411-8668 |
Website | Official website |
Nagaizumi (長泉町, Nagaizumi-chō) is a town located in Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2019[update], the town had an estimated population of 43,568 in 18154 households [1] and a population density of 1,600 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 26.63 square kilometres (10.28 sq mi).
Geography
Nagaizumi is located in east-central Shizuoka Prefecture, south of
Neighboring municipalities
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Nagaizumi has been increasing rapidly over the past 60 years.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1940 | 8,280 | — |
1950 | 12,084 | +45.9% |
1960 | 15,853 | +31.2% |
1970 | 27,951 | +76.3% |
1980 | 31,423 | +12.4% |
1990 | 33,101 | +5.3% |
2000 | 36,169 | +9.3% |
2010 | 40,767 | +12.7% |
Climate
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Nagaizumi is 14.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1945 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C.[3]
History
Nagaizumi is located in the far eastern portion of former
Economy
Nagaizumi is host to numerous industries, including
Education
Nagaizumi has three public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government . The town does not have a public high school, but has one private high school.
Transportation
Although the
Railroad
Highway
- Tomei Expressway
- Shin-Tōmei Expressway - Nagaizumi-Numazu IC
- Izu-Jūkan Expressway
- National Route 246
Sister city relations
- - Whanganui, New Zealand[4] from September 1988.
- - Aoki, Nagano, Japan from November 2007.
Local attractions
Notable people from Nagaizumi
- Shingo Ono, professional baseball player
- Taketo Shiokawa, professional soccer player
References
- ^ Nagaizumi Town official statistics (in Japanese)
- ^ Nagaizumi population statistics
- ^ Nagaizumi climate data
- ^ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links
Media related to Nagaizumi, Shizuoka at Wikimedia Commons
- Nagaizumi official website (Japanese)
- Geographic data related to Nagaizumi at OpenStreetMap