Tobishima
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Tobishima
飛島村 | |
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Village | |
Sakura | |
- Flower | Chrysanthemum |
Phone number | 0567-52-1231 |
Address | 3-1 Takenogo Tobishima-mura, Ama-gun, Aichi-ken 490-1436 |
Website | Official website |
Tobishima (飛島村, Tobishima-mura) is a
The village contains the place "
Geography
Tobishima is situated in south-western Aichi Prefecture, bordered by the metropolis of Nagoya to the east, and Ise Bay to the south. Most of the village is at sea level.
Neighboring municipalities
- Aichi Prefecture
- Nagoya
- Yatomi
- Kanie
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Tobishima has remained steady over the past 70 years.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1940 | 3,831 | — |
1950 | 4,316 | +12.7% |
1960 | 4,413 | +2.2% |
1970 | 4,381 | −0.7% |
1980 | 4,709 | +7.5% |
1990 | 4,630 | −1.7% |
2000 | 4,525 | −2.3% |
2010 | 4,525 | +0.0% |
Climate
The village has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Tobishima is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1651 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.6 °C.[3]
History
Tobishima was developed on reclaimed land by the
Economy
Tobishima has a mixed agricultural and industrial economy. The Nishi-Nagoya Thermal Power Station is also located in Tobishima and is a source of tax revenue for the village.[4]
Education
Tobishima has one combined public elementary/middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
Transportation
Railway
- Tobishima does not have any passenger railway service. The nearest train station is Kintetsu-Kaniein the neighboring town of Kanie.
Highways
Sister city relations
- - Rio Vista, California, United States,[5] sister cities since April 6, 2007
References
- ^ Tobishima Village official statistics (in Japanese)
- ^ Tobishima population statistics
- ^ Tobishima climate data
- ^ "Chubu Electric Power's Nishi-Nagoya Thermal Power Station Unit 7-1 Recognized by Guinness World Records as World's Most Efficient Combined Cycle Power Plant: Achieved 63.08% Power Generation Efficiency". Press Release 2018. Chubu Electric. March 27, 2018.
- ^ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links
Media related to Tobishima, Aichi at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)