Sanuki, Kagawa
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Sanuki (さぬき市, Sanuki-shi) is a city in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2022[update], the city had an estimated population of 46,016 in 20847 households and a population density of and a population density of 290 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 158.63 square kilometres (61.25 sq mi).[2]
Geography
Sanuki is located in northeast Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, facing the Seto Inland Sea to the north, and the Sanuki Mountains to the south. The city lies just east of the prefecture capital, Takamatsu.
Neighbouring municipalities
Kagawa Prefecture
- Takamatsu
- Higashikagawa
- Miki
Tokushima Prefecture
Climate
Sanuki has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sanuki is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1606 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 26.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.3 °C.[3]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Sanuki has been relatively steady since the 1960s.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 45,243 | — |
| 1930 | 46,450 | +2.7% |
| 1940 | 44,972 | −3.2% |
| 1950 | 60,675 | +34.9% |
| 1960 | 56,901 | −6.2% |
| 1970 | 53,532 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | 55,576 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 57,604 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 57,772 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 53,019 | −8.2% |
History
The area of Sanuki was part of ancient
Government
Sanuki has a
Economy
Sanuki has a mixed economy centered on agriculture and manufacturing, with a number of industrial parks .
Education
Sanuki has seven public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, there is one private high school.
Transportation
Railways
- Tsuruwa - Sanuki-Tsuda - Kanzaki - Zōda - Orange Town - Shido
Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad - Nagao Line
Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad - Shido Line
Highways
Sister city relations
- Eisenstadt, Austria, since October 11, 1993
Local attractions
- Shido-ji, 86th temple in the Shikoku Pilgrimage
- Nagao-ji, 87th temple in the Shikoku Pilgrimage, which holds Shamisen-mochitsuki, an annual New Year's event on January 2. [citation needed]
- Ōkubo-ji, 88th and final temple in the Shikoku Pilgrimage
- Kagawa Prefectural Kikaku park
- Tsuda Kofun Cluster, National Historic Site
- Tomida Chausuyama Kofun, National Historic Site
- Tsukahara no karafuro, It is the oldest sauna in Japan.
- Dolphin Center
Gallery
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Shido Temple, a famous Shikoku Pilgrimage site -
Nagao Temple, a Shikoku Pilgrimage site where the annual Shamisen-mochitsuki event is held.
References
- ^ "Sanuki city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ "Areas of prefectures, cities, etc". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism. January 1, 2021. p. 64. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Sanuki climate data
- ^ Sanuki population statistics
- ^ "Weekly News." KSB.
- ^ Topics Sanuki-shi Official website in Japanese
External links
- Sanuki City official website (in Japanese)
Media related to Sanuki, Kagawa at Wikimedia Commons
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