Takko

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Takko
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| settlement_type = [[Towns of Japan|Town]]

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| subdivision_name1 = [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]]
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Sannohe District, Aomori|Sannohe]]

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| government_type = '[[Mayor-council government]]'
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| leader_name =Harumi Yamamoto
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| population_total = 4,968
| population_as_of = January 31, 2023
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| blank1_info_sec2 = 81 Tenjindōtai Tako-machi, Sannohe-gun, Aomori-ken 039-0201

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[[File:Sikakudake.JPG|right|270px|thumb|Shikakudake on the border of Takko with Iwate Prefecture and Akita Prefecture]]

{{Nihongo|'''Takko'''|田子町|Takko-machi}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Aomori Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2023|01|31}}, the town had an estimated [[population]] of 4,968 in 2097 households and a [[population density]] of 21 persons per km<sup>2</sup><ref name="Takko-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.town.takko.lg.jp|title= Takko town official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the town is {{convert|241.98|sqkm|sqmi}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.machimura.maff.go.jp/machi/contents/02/443/index.html|script-title=ja:詳細データ青森県青森県田子町|year=2016|work=市町村の姿グラフと統計でみる農林水産業|publisher=Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries|language=Japanese|accessdate=13 July 2017}}</ref>

==Geography==
Takko occupies the far southeast corner of Aomori Prefecture, south of the [[Hakkōda Mountains]]. Much of the town is mountainous with peaks ranging from 700 to 1000 meters. The mountainous area is home to many indigenous plant and animal species. Wildlife includes [[Japanese macaque|Japanese macaque monkeys]], ''[[Japanese serow|kamoshika]],'' ''[[Japanese raccoon dog|tanuki]],'' and [[Asian black bear]]s. The residential area is mainly along the river basins such as the Kumabara River, the Ayome River, and the Okawa River, which flow from east to west through the town.

=== Neighbouring municipalities ===
[[Aomori Prefecture]]
*[[Sannohe District, Aomori|Sannohe District]]
**[[Sannohe, Aomori|Sannohe]]
[[Akita Prefecture]]
*[[Kazuno, Akita|Kazuno]]
[[Iwate Prefecture]]
*[[Hachimantai, Iwate|Hachimantai]]
*[[Ninohe, Iwate|Ninohe]]

===Climate===
The town has a cold [[Humid continental climate]] characterized by cool, short summers and long, cold winters with extremely heavy snowfall ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfa''). The average annual temperature in Takko is 8.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1375 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around -3.8 °C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/location/50718/ Takko climate data]</ref>

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-aomori.php Takko population statistics]</ref> the population of Takko peaked at around the year 1960 and has declined steadily over the past 60 years. It is now less than it was a century ago.

{{Historical populations
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| 1920 | 7,896
| 1930 | 8,579
| 1940 | 8,832
| 1950 | 10,834
| 1960 | 11,097
| 1970 | 9,427
| 1980 | 8,878
| 1990 | 8,106
| 2000 | 7,288
| 2010 | 6,176
| 2020 | 4,968
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==History==
The area around Takko has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and numerous [[Jōmon period]] remains have been discovered. The town name is derived from an [[Ainu language|Ainu]] word “tapkop”, meaning “small hill”. During the [[Edo period]], the area was controlled by the [[Nambu clan]] of [[Morioka Domain]] and later by [[Hachinohe Domain]]. During the post-[[Meiji restoration]] establishment of the modern municipalities system on 1 April 1889, Takko Village was created as a separate village from former Kamigō Village. It was elevated to town status on November 10, 1928. On March 1, 1955, Kamigō Village merged back with Takko Town.

==Government==
Takko has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] town council of ten members. Takko is part of [[Sannohe District, Aomori|Sannohe District]] which contributes three members to the Aomori Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of [[Aomori 2nd district]] of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

==Economy==
The economy of Takko is heavily dependent on agriculture and forestry. The main crop is [[garlic]], of which Takko is Japan's largest producer.

==Education==
Takko has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government and one public high school operated by the Aomori Prefectural Board of Education.

'''High school (1)'''
* Takko Senior High School (Prefectural)
'''Middle school (1)'''
* Takko Junior High School
'''Elementary schools (3)'''
* Takko Elementary School
* Shimizugashira Elementary School
* Kamigō Elementary School
'''Kindergarten (1)'''
* Takko Kindergarten
'''Nursery schools (2)'''
* Takko Hoikuen
* Kamigo Hoikuen

==Transportation==
===Railway===
*The town has no passenger railway service. The nearest train station is [[Sannohe Station]] on the [[Aoimori Railway]] [[Aoimori Railway Line]].

===Highway===
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|104}}

==International relations==
*{{flagicon|USA}} – [[Gilroy, California]], United States, sister city since April 18, 1988<ref name=Takko>{{cite web|url=http://www.town.takko.lg.jp/index.cfm/13,567,c,html/567/20150422-155358.pdf|title=Takko, Aomori official home page|year=2015|work=姉妹都市との交流|language=Japanese|accessdate=22 November 2015}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Italy}} – [[Monticelli d'Ongina]], [[Emilia-Romagna]], [[Italy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comune.monticelli.pc.it/pagina.asp?IDpag=89&idbox=32&idvocebox=128|title=Commune Monticelli d'Ongina official home page|language=Italian|accessdate=20 November 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119031725/http://www.comune.monticelli.pc.it/pagina.asp?IDpag=89&idbox=32&idvocebox=128|archivedate=19 January 2012}}</ref> – sister city since September 11, 1992
*{{flagicon|ROK}} - [[Seosan]], [[South Chungcheong Province]], [[Korea]], friendship city since June 22, 2012 <ref name=Takko/>

==Noted people from Takko==
*Sampachi Kawa – manga artist

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.town.takko.lg.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}

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