is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Gifu
is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku ...
,
Japan
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. , the town had an estimated
population
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of 15,072 in 5,291 households, and a
population density
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of 830 persons per km
2. The total area of the town was .
Geography
Anpachi is located in the northwestern portion of the
Nōbi Plain
The is a large plain in Japan that stretches from the Mino area of southwest Gifu Prefecture to the Owari area of northwest Aichi Prefecture, covering an area of approximately . in southwestern Gifu Prefecture. The
Ibi River
The is a tributary of the Kiso River located in Gifu and Mie Prefectures in Japan. Along with the Nagara and Kiso rivers, the Ibi is the third of the Kiso Three Rivers of the Nōbi Plain. It is one of Japan's first-class rivers. The former Tō ...
and the
Nagara River
The has its source in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, and its mouth in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Along with the Kiso River and Ibi River, the Nagara River is one of the Kiso Three Rivers of the Nōbi Plain. Previously, ...
flow through the town. The town is located in marshy flatlands and was often subject to flooding. The oldest portions of the town are protected by ancient embankments. The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (
Köppen climate classification
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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Anpachi is 15.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1877 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.1 °C.
Neighbouring municipalities
*Gifu Prefecture
**
Ōgaki
Ōgaki Castle
is a city located in Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 161,539, and a population density of 782 persons per km2 in 65,931 households. The total area of the city was . Ōgaki was the final destination for the h ...
**
Hashima
**
Mizuho Mizuho () literally means "abundant rice" in Japanese and "harvest" in the figurative sense. It was also an ancient name of Japan. It might refer to:
Places
* Mizuho, Gifu, a city in Gifu
* Mizuho, Tokyo, a town in Tokyo
* Mizuho Plateau in A ...
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Ampachi has remained relatively steady over the past 50 years.
History
The area around Anpachi was part of traditional
Mino Province
was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today southern Gifu Prefecture. Mino was bordered by Ōmi to the west, Echizen and Hida to the north, and Shinano to the east, and Ise, Mikawa, and Owari to the south. Its abbreviat ...
, and the name of "Anpachi" appears in
Nara period
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records, including the ''
Nihon Shoki.'' During the
Edo period
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, it was mostly controlled by
Ōgaki Domain
was a ''Fudai daimyō, fudai'' Han (Japan), feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It was located in Mino Province, in the Tōkai region of central Honshu. The domain was centered at Ōgaki Castle, in what is now the ci ...
. During the post-
Meiji restoration
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cadastral reforms, the area was organised into
Anpachi District, Gifu. In 1955, the three villages of Musubu, Namori and Maki merged to form the village of Apache. On April 1, 1960 Anpachi gained town status.
Economy
The mainstay of the local economy is agriculture (rice, vegetables, dairy, poultry), and light industry (computer related products, dairy products, chemicals).
Education
Anpachi has three public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
Transportation
Railway
*The town has no passenger railway service.
Highway
*
Meishin Expressway
The , or Nagoya-Kōbe Expressway is a toll expressway in Japan. It runs from a junction with the Tōmei Expressway in Komaki, Aichi (outside Nagoya) west to Nishinomiya, Hyōgo (between Osaka and Kobe). It is the main road link between Osaka and ...
*
Local attractions
*The
Solar Ark
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, an over 300m long
photovoltaic
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power generation facility is located in the town.
Sister city relations
In Japan
*
Fukui, Fukui
is the capital city of Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 264,217, and a population density of 69.2 persons per km2, in 102,935 households. Its total area is . Most of the population lives in a small central area; ...
, Japan (Friendship city)
Overseas
*
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
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,
Canada
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(Friendship City)
Notable people from Anpachi
*
Arashiyama Jirō – silver medalist in
Judo
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...
during
2004 Summer Olympics
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References
External links
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Towns in Gifu Prefecture