Tadotsu, Kagawa
Template:Nihongo is a town located in Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Template:As of, the town had an estimated population of 22,124 in 10365 households and a population density of 270 persons per km2.<ref name="Tadotsu-hp">Template:Cite web</ref> The total area of the town is Template:Convert.
Geography
Tadotsu is located in central Kagawa Prefecture. It borders the Sanuki Plain to the south and the scenic Setonaikai National Park to the north. The inhabited islands of Takamijima and Sanagishima of the Shiwaku Islands are located within the town borders.
Neighbouring municipalities
Kagawa Prefecture
Climate
Tadotsu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. Some precipitation falls throughout the year, but the months from April through October have heavier rain. The average annual temperature in Tadotsu is Template:Convert. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around Template:Convert, and lowest in January, at around Template:Convert.<ref name=normals/> The highest temperature ever recorded in Tadotsu was Template:Cvt on 16 July 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was Template:Cvt on 28 January 1945.<ref name=extremes/>
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Tadotsu in 2020 is 22,445 people.<ref name=zensus/> Tadotsu has been conducting censuses since 1920. Template:Historical populations
History
The area of Tadotsu was part of ancient Sanuki Province. During the Edo Period, the jin'ya of Tadotsu Domain, a subsidiary domain of Marugame Domain was located in Tadotsu, which developed as a jōkamachi. Following the Meiji restoration, the town of Tadotsu was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on February 15, 1890. Tadotsu annexed the village of Toyohara on May 10, 1942 and the villages of Shika andShirakata on May 3, 1954. On September 30, Tadotsu annexed the villages of Sanagishima and Takamijima.
Government
Tadotsu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Tadotsu contributes one member to the Kagawa Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Kagawa 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
Tadotsu has a mixed economy of agriculture and industry. Tadotsu Shipbuilding (affiliated company of Imabari Shipbuilding Group) and the Shikoku Railway Tadotsu vehicle maintenance factory are located in the town.
Education
Tadotsu has four public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high schools operated by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.
Transportation
File:JR logo (shikoku).svg Shikoku Railway Company - Dosan Line
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Railways
File:JR logo (shikoku).svg Shikoku Railway Company - Yosan Line
Highways
Sister cities
- Template:Flagicon Putuo District, Shanghai, friendship city since November 19, 2001
Local attractions
- Amagiri Castle, National Historic Site
- Dōryū-ji, 77th temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage
- Shorinji Kempo head dōjō
Noted people from Tadotsu
- Masanori Yusa, Olympic gold medalist swimmer
References
External links
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- Shorinji Kempo Official website in Japanese and English