Nonoichi (野々市市, Nonoichi-shi) is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2014[update], the city had an estimated population of 54,112 in 25,381 households, and a population density of 4,000 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city was 13.56 square kilometres (5.24 sq mi).
Nonoichi
野々市市 | |
|---|---|
 Nonoichi City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Nonoichi in Ishikawa Prefecture | |
  Nonoichi | |
| Coordinates: 36°31′9.9″N 136°36′35.2″E / 36.519417°N 136.609778°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Hokuriku) |
| Prefecture | Ishikawa Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • - Mayor | Tadaaki Awa |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.56 km2 (5.24 sq mi) |
| Population (January 31, 2024) | |
• Total | 54,112 |
| • Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City symbols | |
| -Tree | Camellia japonica |
| -Flower | Camellia japonica |
| Phone number | 076-227-600 |
| Address | 1-1 Minō, Nonoichi-shi, Ishikawa-ken 921-8510 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editNonoichi 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
editDemographics
editPer Japanese census data,[2] the population of Nonoichi has grown rapidly over the past 50 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,598 | — |
| 1980 | 31,817 | +134.0% |
| 1990 | 39,769 | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 45,581 | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 51,885 | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 57,238 | +10.3% |
Climate
editNonoichi 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
editThe 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
editNonoichi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 15 members.
Economy
editNonoichi is primarily a bedroom community for the city of Kanazawa. Local industries include agriculture and food processing.
Education
editCollege and university
editPrimary and secondary education
editNonoichi 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
editRailway
editEffective 16 March 2024, JR West no longer operates in Nonoichi as its operations on the Hokuriku Main Line have since been transferred to the IR Ishikawa Railway.[6]
Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line
Highway
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Sister cities
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Gisborne New Zealand, since 1990[7]
Shenzhen, China, friendship city
Local attractions
edit- Okyōzuka Site, a Jomon period archaeological site and National Historic Site[8]
- Suematsu temple ruins, a National Historic Site [9]
References
edit- ^ "Official statistics page". Archived from the original on 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ Nonoichi population statistics
- ^ Nonoichi climate data
- ^ Campbell, Allen; Nobel, David S (1993). Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha. p. 1112. ISBN 406205938X.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "JR北陸本線の県内区間は16日から第３セクターに" [JR Hokuriku Main Line sections within Ishikawa Prefecture will move to third-sector operations from the 16th of March.]. NHK NEWS WEB (in Japanese). 16 March 2024. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Nonoichi official home page
- ^ 御経塚遺跡 [Okyōzuka Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
- ^ 末松廃寺跡 (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
External links
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Media related to Nonoichi, Ishikawa at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Japanese)
