Aerial photograph of Toyoyama town in 2019 is a

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located in Nishikasugai District,

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. , the town had an estimated

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of 15,630 in 6,757 households, and a

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of 2,529 persons per km². The total area of the town was .

Geography

Toyoyama is located in the flatlands of central Aichi Prefecture. A third of the area of the town is occupied by Nagoya Airfield.

Neighboring municipalities

*Aichi Prefecture **

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– Kita-ku ** Kasugai ** Kitanagoya ** Komaki

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Toyoyama has been increasing over the past 20 years.

Climate

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

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Toyoyama is 15.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1713 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C.

History

Aoyama and Toyoba villages were created within Nishikasugai District, Aichi with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. The town villages merged to form the village of Toyoyama on July 16, 1906. Toyoyama was elevated to town status on April 1, 1972.

Economy

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Aerospace Division assembles the Mitsubishi Regional Jet in Toyoyama.

Nakanihon Air Service Nakanihon Air Service is a general aviation company headquartered in Toyoyama, Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, by Nagoya Airfield near Nagoya. History In 1953, Nakanihon Air Service Co.,Ltd. (中日本航空株式会社 ''Nak ...

, a general aviation operator, is also located in Toyoyama on the airport grounds. Toyoyama is also home to the Nagoya Central Wholesale Market.

Education

* Toyoyama has three public elementary schools and one public high school operated by the town government.

Transportation

Airport

* Nagoya Airfield

Railway

Toyoyama does not have any passenger railway service.

Highway

* 24px Route 11 (Nagoya Expressway) *

Notable people from Toyoyama

* Ichiro Suzuki, baseball player. *

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References

External links

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