Owariasahi | |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Japan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | |
Coordinates: | 35.2165°N 137.0354°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Aichi |
Leader Title: | - Mayor |
Leader Name: | Kazumi Mori |
Area Total Km2: | 21.03 |
Population Total: | 81954 |
Population As Of: | October 1, 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
Utc Offset1: | +9 |
Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Camphor Laurel |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Sunflower |
Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
Blank Info Sec2: | 0561-53-2111 |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 2600-1 Hadara, Higashi-Ōmichi-chō, Owariasahi-shi, Aichi-ken 488-8666 |
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 81,954 in 35,583 households,[1] and a population density of 3,897 persons per km². The total area of the city is 21.03sqkm.
Owariasahi is located in west-central Aichi Prefecture, north of the Nagoya metropolis. The Aichi Prefectural Forest Park covers approximately 15% of its area.
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Owariasahi is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1665 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.0 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Owariasahi has been increasing rapidly over the past 50 years.
During the early Meiji period establishment of the modern municipalities system, the villages of Inba, Arai, and Yatsushiro were created within Higashikasugai District, Aichi.The three villages merged to form the village of Asahi on July 16, 1906.
Asahi was proclaimed a town on August 5, 1948.Asahi was raised to city status on December 1, 1970.In order to prevent confusion with the city of Asahi, Chiba or the town of Asahi, Aichi, the new city was named Owariasahi.
Owariasahi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 20 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 7 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
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