Nakatsugawa, Gifu


Nakatsugawa is a city located in Gifu, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 78,930, and a population density of 120 persons per km2 in 30,788 households The total area of the city was.

Geography

Nakatsugawa is located in the Tōnō region of far eastern Gifu Prefecture, bordering on Nagano Prefecture. Mount Ena, the southernmost of the Kiso Mountains on the border between Nakatsugawa, Achi and NaganoPrefecture is the highest point in the city, with an elevation of. The Kiso River and the Agi River flow through the city.

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters. The average annual temperature in Nakatsugawa is 13.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1940 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 1.7 °C.

Neighbouring municipalities

Per Japanese census data, the population of Nakatsugawa has remained relatively steady over the past 40 years..
Census YearPopulation
197079,593
198083,539
199084,410
200085,004
201080,910

History

The area around Nakatsugawa was part of traditional Mino Province. During the Edo period, much of the area was under the control of Owari Domain, Naegi Domain and Iwamura Domain, or was tenryō under direction control of the Tokugawa shogunate. Nakatsugawa-juku prospered as one of the 69 Stations of the Nakasendō along the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto. In the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, Ena District in Gifu prefecture was created, and Nakatsugawa was proclaimed a town per the April 1, 1897 establishment of the modern municipalities system. Nakatsugawa merged with the town of Naegi in 1951 and was elevated to city status on April 1, 1952. Nakatsugawa annexed the village of Nakamoto in 1954, Ochiai in 1956, and Agi in 1957. On February 13, 2005, the towns of Tsukechi, Fukuoka and Sakashita and the villages of Hirukawa, Kashimo and Kawaue, and the village of Yamaguchi were merged into Nakatsugawa.

Government

Nakatsugawa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 24 members.

Education

Colleges and universities

Nakatsugawa has 19 public elementary schools and 12 public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has four public high schools operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education, and one public high school operated by the city government.

Transportation

Railway