Tone, Ibaraki
Tone
利根町 | |
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Town | |
Sakura | |
- Flower | Canna |
- Bird | Yoshikiri (Acrocephalidae) |
Phone number | 0297-68-2211 |
Address | 841-1 Fukawa, Tone-machi, Kitasōma-gun, Ibaraki-ken 300-1696 |
Website | Official website |
Tone (利根町, Tone-machi) is a
Geography
Tone is located in the flatlands in the very southern portion of Ibaraki Prefecture, bordered by Chiba Prefecture to the south. The Tone River, along with the Shin-Tone River and Kogawa River pass through the town.
Neighboring municipalities
Ibaraki Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
Climate
Tone has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kitaibaraki is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1345 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.8 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Tone peaked around 1990 and has steadily declined since.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1920 | 7,467 | — |
1930 | 7,659 | +2.6% |
1940 | 7,627 | −0.4% |
1950 | 9,796 | +28.4% |
1960 | 9,379 | −4.3% |
1970 | 8,262 | −11.9% |
1980 | 14,378 | +74.0% |
1990 | 20,511 | +42.7% |
2000 | 19,033 | −7.2% |
2010 | 17,473 | −8.2% |
2020 | 15,340 | −12.2% |
History
The area of present-day Tone was part of Kitasōma District in
The modern town of Tone was founded by the merger of Fukawa with Fumi and Momma on January 1, 1955.
Government
Tone has a
Economy
Tone was a small agricultural community until the creation of
Education
- Japan Wellness Sports University
- Tone has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by town city government. The town does not have a high school.
Transportation
Railway
Tone does not have any passenger railway line. The nearest station is
Highway
The town is not served by any national highway. Primary access is by Chiba Prefectural Route 4 and 170, and by Ibaraki Prefectural Route 11, 68 and 209.
Local attractions
- Yanagida Kunio Memorial Museum
Noted people from Tone
- Jun Sadogawa, manga artist
References
- ^ "Ibaraki prefectural official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Tone climate data
- ^ Tone population statistics
External links
- Official Website (in Japanese)