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[[file:旧中山道 - panoramio - Yobito KAYANUMA.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hosokute-juku]] on the [[Nakasendō]]]]
{{Nihongo|'''Mizunami'''|瑞浪市|Mizunami-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2019|01|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 37,705, and a [[population density]] of 220 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>[http://www.city.mizunami.lg.jp/ Mizunami official statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429091342/https://www.city.mizunami.lg.jp/ |date=2024-04-29 }} {{in lang|ja}}</ref> The total area of the city was {{convert|174.86|sqkm|sqmi}}. Mizunami's biggest claim to fame came in 1995, when the largest [[ceramic]] plate in the world, as recognised by the [[Guinness Book of Records]], was created by the Inatsu Town Planning Association in the city. It measures 2.8 metres in diameter.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20051125182637/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=54394 Guinness Book of Records (archived link)</ref>


==Geography==
{{nihongo|'''Mizunami'''|瑞浪市|Mizunami-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in the Tōnō region of [[Gifu Prefecture]], [[Japan]].
Mizunami is located in south-eastern Gifu Prefecture. The [[Kiso River]] and the [[Shōnai River|Toki River]] flow through the city.


===Climate===
As of July 2011, the city has an estimated [[population]] of 40,030. The total area is 175.00&nbsp;km².
The city has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Mizunami is 14.8&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 1928&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.2&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 3.0&nbsp;°C.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://en.climate-data.org/location/764614/ |title=Mizunami climate data |access-date=2024-04-30 |archive-date=2017-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222164041/https://en.climate-data.org/location/764614/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Neighbouring municipalities===
The city was founded on April 1, 1954.
*Gifu Prefecture
**[[Ena, Gifu|Ena]]
**[[Toki, Gifu|Toki]]
**[[Mitake, Gifu|Mitake]]
**[[Yaotsu, Gifu|Yaotsu]]
*Aichi Prefecture
**[[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota]]


==Demographics==
Mizunami's biggest claim to fame came in 1995, when the largest ceramic plate in the world, as recognised by the [[Guinness Book of Records]], was created by the Inatsu Town Planning Association in the city. It measures 2.8 metres in diameter. [http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=54394]
Per Japanese census data,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-gifu.php |title=Mizunami population statistics |access-date=2024-04-30 |archive-date=2020-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103110258/https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-gifu.php |url-status=live }}</ref> the population of Mizunami peaked at around the year 2000 and has declined since.
{{Historical populations
| 1970 | 38,387
| 1980 | 40,066
| 1990 | 41,006
| 2000 | 42,298
| 2010 | 40,387
| 2020 | 37,150
|align = none
| footnote =
}}

==History==
The area around Mizunami was part of traditional [[Mino Province]]. During the [[Edo period]], the area was ''[[tenryō]]'' territory under direct control of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. The [[Nakasendō]] highway connecting [[Edo]] with [[Kyoto]] passed through the area, and [[Ōkute-juku]] and [[Hosokute-juku]] were located within what are now the city limits. In the post-[[Meiji restoration]] cadastral reforms, [[Toki District, Gifu|Toki District]] in Gifu prefecture was created. The modern city was founded on April 1, 1954 by the merger of Mizunami-Toki Town with the villages of Kamado, Okute, and Hiyoshi.

==Government==
Mizunami has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city legislature of 16 members.

==Education==
Mizunami has seven public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government, and one private combined middle/high school. The city has one public high school operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education and one private high school. [[Chukyo Gakuin University]] has a campus in Mizunami.

==Transportation==
===Railway===
*[[File:JR logo (central).svg|20px]] - [[JR Central]] - [[Chūō Main Line]]
** {{STN|Kamado}} - {{STN|Mizunami}}

===Highway===
*[[File:Japan road sign 325.svg|22px]] [[Chūō Expressway]]
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|19}}
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|21}}
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|363}}
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|419}}

==Sister city relations==
*{{flagicon|China}} - [[Liling]], [[Hunan]], [[China]]
*{{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Selb]], [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category-inline}}
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* [http://www.city.mizunami.gifu.jp/ Mizunami official website] {{ja icon}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20031005144837/http://www.city.mizunami.gifu.jp/ Mizunami City official website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://www.city.mizunami.gifu.jp/english/ Mizunami official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310232225/http://www.city.mizunami.gifu.jp/english/ Mizunami City official website]


{{Gifu}}
{{Gifu}}


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Latest revision as of 04:46, 30 April 2024

Mizunami
瑞浪市
City
Mizunami City Hall
Mizunami City Hall
Flag of Mizunami
Flag
Official seal of Mizunami
Seal
Location of Mizunami in Gifu Prefecture
Location of Mizunami in Gifu Prefecture
Mizunami is located in Japan
Mizunami
Mizunami
 
Coordinates: 35°21′42.5″N 137°15′16.2″E / 35.361806°N 137.254500°E / 35.361806; 137.254500
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu
PrefectureGifu
Government
 • MayorKōji Mizuno
Area
 • Total174.86 km2 (67.51 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2019)
 • Total37,705
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols 
- TreePine
- FlowerBalloon flower
- BirdJapanese bush-warbler
Phone number0572-68-2111
AddressUedaira-chō 1-1, Mizunami-shi, Gifu-ken 509-6195
WebsiteOfficial website
Hosokute-juku on the Nakasendō

Mizunami (瑞浪市, Mizunami-shi) is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of 1 January 2019, the city had an estimated population of 37,705, and a population density of 220 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city was 174.86 square kilometres (67.51 sq mi). Mizunami's biggest claim to fame came in 1995, when the largest ceramic plate in the world, as recognised by the Guinness Book of Records, was created by the Inatsu Town Planning Association in the city. It measures 2.8 metres in diameter.[2]

Geography

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Mizunami is located in south-eastern Gifu Prefecture. The Kiso River and the Toki River flow through the city.

Climate

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The city has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Mizunami is 14.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1928 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.0 °C.[3]

Neighbouring municipalities

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Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Mizunami peaked at around the year 2000 and has declined since.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1970 38,387—    
1980 40,066+4.4%
1990 41,006+2.3%
2000 42,298+3.2%
2010 40,387−4.5%
2020 37,150−8.0%

History

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The area around Mizunami was part of traditional Mino Province. During the Edo period, the area was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. The Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto passed through the area, and Ōkute-juku and Hosokute-juku were located within what are now the city limits. In the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, Toki District in Gifu prefecture was created. The modern city was founded on April 1, 1954 by the merger of Mizunami-Toki Town with the villages of Kamado, Okute, and Hiyoshi.

Government

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Mizunami has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 16 members.

Education

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Mizunami has seven public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government, and one private combined middle/high school. The city has one public high school operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education and one private high school. Chukyo Gakuin University has a campus in Mizunami.

Transportation

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Railway

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Highway

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Sister city relations

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References

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  1. ^ Mizunami official statistics Archived 2024-04-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20051125182637/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=54394 Guinness Book of Records (archived link)
  3. ^ "Mizunami climate data". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  4. ^ "Mizunami population statistics". Archived from the original on 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
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