Inashiki

Inashiki (稲敷市, Inashiki-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2020, the city had an estimated population of 39,127 in 14,733 households and a population density of 191 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 37.1%.[1] The total area of the city is 205.81 square kilometres (79.46 sq mi).

Inashiki

稲敷市
City
Inashiki city hall
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Location of Inashiki in Ibaraki Prefecture
Inashiki
 
Coordinates: 35°57′23.52″N 140°19′26.2″E
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureIbaraki
Area
 • Total205.81 km2 (79.46 sq mi)
Population
 (October 2020)
 • Total39,127
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeSakura
- FlowerChrysanthemum
- BirdJapanese bush warbler
Phone number029-892-2000
Address3277-1 Edosaki, Inashiki-shi, Ibaraki-ken 300-0595
WebsiteOfficial website
Inashiki

Geography

Inashiki is located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, bordered by Lake Kasumigaura to the north and Chiba Prefecture to the south. It is approximately 90 kilometers northeast of Tokyo.

Surrounding municipalities

Ibaraki Prefecture

Chiba Prefecture

Climate

Inashiki has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Inashiki is 14.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1360 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.6 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Inashiki has fluctuated considerably over the past 40 years..

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 34,217—    
1930 36,096+5.5%
1940 38,246+6.0%
1950 47,081+23.1%
1960 45,527−3.3%
1970 41,443−9.0%
1980 43,257+4.4%
1990 45,326+4.8%
2000 51,284+13.1%
2010 46,898−8.6%

History

The city of Inashiki was established on March 22, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Azuma, Edosaki and Shintone, and the village of Sakuragawa (all from Inashiki District).

Government

Inashiki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 20 members. Inashiki, together with neighboring Kawachi, contributes one member to the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Ibaraki 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Inashiki is primarily agricultural, with rice, broccoli, lotus root, kabocha pumpkins as major cash crops.

Education

Inashiki has ten public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

Inashiki does not have any passenger railway services.

Highway

Local attractions
  • Edosaki Gion Festival

International relations

Notable people from Inashiki

References
  1. "Ibaraki prefectural official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. Inashiki climate data
  3. Inashiki population statistics
  4. "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.

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