Nonoichi, Ishikawa
Nonoichi
野々市市 | |
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UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
City symbols | |
-Tree | Camellia japonica |
-Flower | Camellia japonica |
Phone number | 076-227-600 |
Address | 1-1 Minō, Nonoichi-shi, Ishikawa-ken 921-8510 |
Website | Official website |
Nonoichi (野々市市, Nonoichi-shi) is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2014[update], the city had an estimated population of 54,112 in 25,381 households, and a population density of 4,000 persons per km².[1] The total area of the city was 13.56 square kilometres (5.24 sq mi).
Geography
Nonoichi is in central Ishikawa Prefecture, sandwiched between the geographically much larger cities of
Neighbouring municipalities
- Ishikawa Prefecture
- Kanazawa
- Hakusan
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Nonoichi has grown rapidly over the past 50 years.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1970 | 13,598 | — |
1980 | 31,817 | +134.0% |
1990 | 39,769 | +25.0% |
2000 | 45,581 | +14.6% |
2010 | 51,885 | +13.8% |
2020 | 57,238 | +10.3% |
Climate
Nonoichi has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nonoichi is 14.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2,542 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.0 °C.[3]
History
The area around Nonoichi was part of ancient
Government
Nonoichi has a
Economy
Nonoichi is primarily a
Education
College and university
Primary and secondary education
Nonoichi has five public elementary schools and two middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school.
Transportation
Railway
Effective 16 March 2024, JR West no longer operates in Nonoichi as its operations on the Hokuriku Main Line have since been transferred to the IR Ishikawa Railway.[6]
- Nonoichi
Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line
- Nonoichi - Nonoichi-Kōdaimae
Highway
Sister city relations
- - Gisborne New Zealand, from 1990 [7]
- -Shenzhen, China, friendship city
Local attractions
- Jomon period archaeological site and National Historic Site[8]
- Suematsu temple ruins, a National Historic Site [9]
References
- ^ "Official statistics page". Archived from the original on 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ Nonoichi population statistics
- ^ Nonoichi climate data
- ISBN 406205938X.
- ^ 野々市町5万人達成 11月市制施行 Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine by Hokkoku Shimbun, February 15, 2011(in Japanese)
- ^ "JR北陸本線の県内区間は16日から第3セクターに" [JR Hokuriku Main Line sections within Ishikawa Prefecture will move to third-sector operations from the 16th of March.]. NHK NEWS WEB (in Japanese). 16 March 2024. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Nonoichi official home page
- ^ 御経塚遺跡 [Okyōzuka Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
- ^ 末松廃寺跡 (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
External links
- Media related to Nonoichi, Ishikawa at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)