Noshiro, Akita


Noshiro is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 52,283 in 24,284 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km². The total area of the city is.

Geography

Noshiro is located in the flat coastal plains northwestern Akita Prefecture, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west. The Yoneshiro River flows through the city and empties into the Sea of Japan near Noshiro Port. The highest point is Mount Yakeyama at.

Neighboring municipalities

Per Japanese census data, the population of Noshiro has been declining over the past 60 years.

Climate

Noshiro has a Humid subtropical climate with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot summers and cold winters. Precipitation significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Noshiro is 12.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1467 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.8 °C.

History

Per the Nihon Shoki and other ancient chronicles, Noshiro is the location where an expedition sent by the Yamato Court led by Abe no Hirafu landed in 658 AD with orders to force the local Emishi tribes into submission. Trade vessels from Balhae were calling at Noshiro Port as late as 771 AD. The area of present-day Noshiro was part of ancient Dewa Province, dominated by the Satake clan during the Edo period, who ruled Kubota Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The town of Nishirominato was established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system.
The city of Noshiro was created by the merger of the town of Noshirominato and the villages of Shinonome and Sakaki on October 1, 1940.
On March 21, 2006, the town of Futatsui was merged into Noshiro.

Government

Noshiro has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 20 members. The city (together with the towns of Yamamoto District contributes four members to the Akita Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 2 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Noshiro is based on agriculture and commercial fishing. Tohoku Electric operates the Noshiro Thermal Power Station, a coal / biomass power plant in the city.

Education

Noshiro has ten public elementary schools and seven public junior high schools operated by the city government, and five public high schools operated by the Akita Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

Airport

- Ōu Main Line
East Japan Railway Company - Gonō Line