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Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

, Japan. , the city had an estimated

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of 97,903 in 41,363 households, and a

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of . The total area of the city is .

Overview

The name of the city means "south of the river", referring to the Kiso River.

Geography

Kōnan is located in the northern part of the Nōbi Plain, on the southern bank of the Kiso River. The city extends from east to west and from north to south. The landform is generally a flat, fertile alluvial fan. Located approximately from the Nagoya metropolis, it is also a traffic node bordering Gifu Prefecture.

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Kōnan is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around .

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,Kōnan population statistics
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Surrounding municipalities

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Ōguchi is a town located in Niwa District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 24,160 in 9547 households, and a population density of 1,775 persons per km². The total area of the town was . Geography Ōguchi is locate ...

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Gifu Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, F ...

Kakamigahara is a city located in southern Gifu Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 148,225, and a population density of 1700 persons per km2, in 59,736 households. The total area of the city was . Situated in the northern part o ...

History

The area of Kōnan is located in ancient Owari Province and was largely part of the holdings of Owari Domain under the

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. After the establishment of the modern municipalities system in the early

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, the area was organized into villages within

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, Aichi Prefecture. The area was noted for

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during this period. The village of Koori became the town of Hotei on November 26, 1894. Hotei and the town of Kochino, together with the town of Miyata and village of Kusai (both from Haguri District) merged on June 1, 1954 to form the city of Kōnan. The Kōnan reached 100,000 people.

Government

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

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city legislature of 22 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 10 of the

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of the

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Economy

Kōnan is a local commercial center and a center for transshipment and light manufacturing. Due to its proximity to the Nagoya metropolis, it is increasing becoming a commuter community ;Shopping mall *VIA MALL Kounan File:APiTA.kounannishi1.JPG, VIA MALL Kounan

Education

Kōnan has ten public elementary schools and five public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private junior high school and one private high school. The

Aichi Konan College is a private university, private junior college in the city of Kōnan, Aichi, Kōnan in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Originally established in 1970 as a women's junior college, the school became coeducational in 1998. It will be closed in 2023 becaus ...

, a two-year junior college is also located in Kōnan.

Transportation

Railways

Conventional lines

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Inuyama Line The is a 26.8 km Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), which connects Biwajima Junction in Kiyosu, Aichi with Shin-Unuma Station in Kakamigahara, Gifu. Together with the Kakamigahara L ...

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Roads

Japan National Route

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Hotei Station 270px, Hotei Station in 1912 is a railway station in the city of Kōnan, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Hotei Station is served by the Meitetsu Inuyama Line, and is located 15.2 kilometers from the starting point of t ...

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Aigi Bridge The is a truss bridge over the Kiso River in Japan. It is an iron beam bridge which connects Kakamigahara in the Gifu Prefecture with Inuyama in the Aichi Prefecture. The bridge is part of Aichi-Gifu Prefectural Route 17, known as the Kōnans ...

Local attractions

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Culture

Festival

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Notable people from Kōnan

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References

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