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located in

Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefectur ...

, Japan. , the city had an estimated

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of 43,114 in 17314 households and a

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of 200 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Inabe is located in the far northeastern tip of the

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, and the far northwestern corner of Mie Prefecture, along the border with Gifu and

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prefectures. The Inabe River flows through the city center.

Neighboring municipalities

Yokkaichi is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 310,259 in 142162 households and a population density of 1500 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Yokkaichi is located in north-centra ...

** Kuwana ** Tōin **

Komono 260px, Gozaisho Ropeway and Komono in distance is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 41,542 in 16883 households and a population density of 390 persons per km². The total area of the town was . G ...

* 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 ...

Kaizu Kiso Sansen Park Center is a city located in Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 34,960, and a population density of 310 persons per km2, in 12,167 households. The total area of the city was . Most of the city is located at sea ...

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Shiga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the north ...

Higashiōmi Yōkaichi Kite Festival is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 113,229 in 45771 households and a population density of 290 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Higashiōmi ...

** Taga

Climate

Inabe has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Inabe is 13.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1960 mm with September as the wettest month.

Demographics

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History

The area of modern Inabe was part of ancient

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was mostly under the control of

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in then

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. With the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the village of Ageki was established within

Inabe District, Mie is a district located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 2005, the district has an estimated population of 26,312 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measure ...

. Ageki was raised to town status on March 10, 1929 and merged with the neighboring villages of Toyashiro and Yamasato on April 1, 1955 to form the town of Hokusei. The city of Inabe was established on December 1, 2003, from the merger of the former town of Hokusei with neighboring

Inabe 260px, Mount Ryu and Mount Fujiwara with Sunflower field is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 43,114 in 17314 households and a population density of 200 persons per km². The total area of the cit ...

, Daian, and

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Government

Inabe has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city council of 18 members. Inabe, together with the town of Tōin, contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Mie 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Inabe is a regional commercial center and has a mixed industrial and agricultural economy.

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Motor, Denso and other automobile-related industries form a strong component of the local economy.

Education

Inabe has 11 public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Mie Prefectural Department of Education.

Transportation

Railway

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Sangi Railway is a private railway company in Mie Prefecture, Japan, which also operates bus lines. The company was founded in 1928 and its initial line, the Sangi Line, originally functioned as a freight line transporting cement, but in recent years it beca ...

– Sangi Line * – - – – - – – 20px

– Hokusei Line * – - –

Highway

* * *

Local attractions

*Freight Railway Museum

Notable people

* Kiyoshi Itô, mathematician * Tatsuma Itō, tennis player * Yūji Nishida,volleyball player

References

External links

*
Inabe City official website
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