is a town located in Kashima District,

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. , the town had an estimated population of 18,278 in 6,625 households, and a population density of 84 persons per km². The total area of the town was .

Geography

Nakanoto occupies the base of Noto Peninsula and is bordered by Toyama Prefecture to the south. Natural features of Nakanoto include Mount Sekidou and Fudo waterfall. It is one and a half hours from Kanazawa by train. Nakanoto has a humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nakanoto is 13.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2411 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.8 °C.

Neighbouring municipalities

*Ishikawa Prefecture ** Nanao **

Shika is a town located in Hakui District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 20,845 in 8090 households, and a population density of 84 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Shika occupies the ...

** Hakui *Toyama Prefecture ** Himi

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,Nakanoto population statistics
/ref> the population of Nakanoto has declined over the past 50 years.

History

The area around Nakanoto was part of ancient Noto Province. During the Sengoku Period (1467–1568), the area was contested between the Hatakeyama clan, Uesugi clan and Maeda clan, with the area becoming part of

Kaga Domain The , also known as the , was a domain of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1583 to 1871.

under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into Kashima District, Ishikawa. The town was founded on March 1, 2005 from the merger of three towns in the district: Kashima, Rokusei, and Toriya.

Education

Nakanoto has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

West Japan Railway Company - Nanao Line * - - -

Highway

Local attractions

* Amanomiya Kofun Cluster

References

External links

* Towns in Ishikawa Prefecture {{Ishikawa-geo-stub