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located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis,

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 92,585 in 41,592 households, and a

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of 5200 persons per km². The total area of the city was .

Geography

Inagi is located in the south-central portion of Tokyo Metropolis, approximately 25 kilometers from the center of Tokyo. The

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flows through the city, which is bordered by

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to the south.

Surrounding municipalities

Tokyo Metropolis *

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* Fuchū * Tama

* Kawasaki

Climate

Inagi has a

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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Inagi is 14.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.2 °C.

Demographics

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History

The area of Inagi has been settled since the

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, or for over 20,000 years, based on projectile points,

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s and microliths found in several locations within city borders. There is evidence of several Jomon period settlements, but settlement disappeared towards the end of the Jomon period due to climate change and eruptions of Mount Fuji. The area was sparely settled in the

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, with increasing settlement density in the

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. A number of

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remains have been found, including the ruins of a roof tile kiln. During the

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, the area became part of a ''

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'' controlled by the Oyamada clan, and later by their cadet branch, the Inabe clan into the

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, and was an area contested between competing branches of the Ashikaga clan and

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in the Muromachi and

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s. After the start of the

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, the area was '' tenryō'' controlled directly by the

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. Inagi as a municipality was founded on April 1, 1889 as a village in what was then Minamitama District,

, from the merger of 6 pre-

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hamlets with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The district was transferred to the administrative control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893. On April 1, 1957, Inagi Village was promoted to town status, and to city status on November 1, 1971.

Government

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

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city council of 22 members. Inagi, together with the city of Tam, contributes two members to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is divided between the Tokyo 21st district and Tokyo 22nd district of the

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of the

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Elections

* 2007 Inagi local election

Economy

Inagi is largely a bedroom community for central Tokyo due to extensive

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projects in the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. There is also some residual agriculture, notably pears and grapes. The paper manufacturer,

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is headquartered in Inagi.

Education

Tertiary: *

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The

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operates one high school: * Previously existed. Inagi has twelve public elementary schools and six public junior high schools operated by the Inagi City Board of Education. Municipal junior high schools: * Inagi No. 1 ( 稲城第一中学校) * Inagi No. 2 ( 稲城第二中学校) * Inagi No. 3 ( 稲城第三中学校) * Inagi No. 4 ( 稲城第四中学校) * Inagi No. 5 ( 稲城第五中学校) * Inagi No. 6 ( 稲城第六中学校) Municipal elementary schools: * Hirao ( 平尾小学校) * Inagi No. 1 (稲城第一小学校) * Inagi No. 2 (稲城第二小学校) * Inagi No. 3 (稲城第三小学校) * Inagi No. 4 (稲城第四小学校) * Inagi No. 6 (稲城第六小学校) * Inagi No. 7 (稲城第七小学校) * Koyodai ( 向陽台小学校) * Minamiyama (南山小学校) * Nagamine ( 長峰小学校) * Shiroyama ( 城山小学校) * Wakabadai ( 若葉台小学校) There is one private junior-senior high school: *

Transportation

Railway

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– Nambu Line * - - 40px

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- Keio Sagamihara Line * -

Highway

* Chūō Expressway - Inagi IC

Local attractions

* Yomiuriland Amusement Park

Sports

* Tokyo Verdy, men's football team * NTV Beleza, women's football team

Notable people from Inagi

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, anime mechanical designer

References

External links

Inagi City Official Website
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