Nonoichi, Ishikawa

Nonoichi (野々市市, Nonoichi-shi) is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2018, the city had an estimated population of 52,143 in 23,111 households, and a population density of 3,800 persons per km².[1] The total area of the city was 13.56 square kilometres (5.24 sq mi).

Nonoichi

野々市市
City
Nonoichi City Hall
Flag
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Location of Nonoichi in Ishikawa Prefecture
Nonoichi
 
Coordinates: 36°31′9.9″N 136°36′35.2″E
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Hokuriku)
PrefectureIshikawa Prefecture
First official recorded670 AD
City SettledNovember 11, 2011
Government
 • - MayorTadaaki Awa
Area
 • Total13.56 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Population
 (January 31, 2018)
 • Total52,143
 • Density3,800/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols 
-TreeCamellia japonica
-FlowerCamellia japonica
Phone number076-227-600
Address1-1 Minō, Nonoichi-shi, Ishikawa-ken 921-8510
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography

Nonoichi is in central Ishikawa Prefecture, sandwiched between the geographically much larger cities of Kanazawa and Hakusan. The city is located on flatlands on the fertile floodplain of the Tedori River

Neighbouring municipalities

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Nonoichi has grown rapidly over the past 40 years.

Census Year Population
1970 13,598
1980 31,817
1990 39,769
2000 45,581
2010 51,885

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 Kaga Province. The area became part Kaga Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate, and nonoichi was a post station on the Hokuriku kaidō highway.[4] Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into Ishikawa District, Ishikawa. The village of Nonoichi was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on July 1, 1924. A referendum to merge with the city of Kanazawa was rejected in 1937. On April 1, 1955, Nonoichi expanded by annexing the neighbouring village of Tomioka. Nonoichi was elevated to city status on November 11, 2011. Ishikawa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.[5]

Government

Nonoichi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 15 members.

Economy

Nonoichi is primarily a bedroom community for the city of Kanazawa. Local industries include agriculture and food processing.

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

West Japan Railway Company - Hokuriku Main Line

Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line

Highway
National Route 8
National Route 157
National Route 305

Sister city relations

Local attractions

References
  1. "Official statistics page". Archived from the original on 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  2. Nonoichi population statistics
  3. Nonoichi climate data
  4. Campbell, Allen; Nobel, David S (1993). Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha. p. 1112. ISBN 406205938X.
  5. 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)
  6. Nonoichi official home page
  7. 御経塚遺跡 [Okyōzuka Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
  8. 末松廃寺跡 (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.


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