Owariasahi
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Template:Nihongo is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Template:As of, the city had an estimated population of 81,954 in 35,583 households,<ref>Owariasahi City official statistics Template:In lang</ref> and a population density of 3,897 persons per km². The total area of the city is Template:Convert.
Geography
Owariasahi is located in west-central Aichi Prefecture, north of the Nagoya metropolis. The Aichi Prefectural Forest Park covers approximately 15% of its area.
Climate
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.<ref>Owariasahi climate data</ref>
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,<ref>Owariasahi population statistics</ref> the population of Owariasahi has been increasing rapidly over the past 50 years. Template:Historical populations
Surrounding municipalities
History
Late modern period
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.
Contemporary history
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.
Government
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.
Sister cities
- Template:Flagicon Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, since July 18, 2012
Education
University
College
Schools
- Owariasahi has nine public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railways
Conventional lines
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Roads
Expressway
Japan National Route
Local attractions
Historic sites
- Shiroyama Park
- Asahi Castle
- Skyward Asahi
Parks
- Aichiken Forest Park
- Ima Pond
- Obata Greens
Notable people from Owariasahi
- Hiromitsu Kanehara, mixed martial artist
- Hiroto Takahashi, baseball player (Chunichi Dragons)