is a

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located in

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. , the town had an estimated

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of 15,072 in 5,291 households, and a

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of 830 persons per km². The total area of the town was .

Geography

Anpachi is located in the northwestern portion of the Nōbi Plain in southwestern Gifu Prefecture. The

Ibi River The is a tributary of the Kiso River located in Gifu Prefecture, Gifu and Mie Prefectures in Japan. Along with the Nagara River, Nagara and Kiso rivers, the Ibi is the third of the Kiso Three Rivers of the Nōbi Plain. It is one of Japan's first ...

and the Nagara River flow through the town. The town is located in marshy flatlands and was often subject to flooding. The oldest portions of the town are protected by ancient embankments. The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Anpachi is 15.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1877 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.1 °C.

Neighbouring municipalities

*Gifu Prefecture ** Hashima ** Mizuho **

Ōgaki is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of October 31, 2018, 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 fo ...

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Ampachi has remained relatively steady over the past 50 years.

History

The area around Anpachi was part of traditional

Mino Province was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today southern Gifu Prefecture. Mino was bordered by Ōmi to the west, Echizen and Hida to the north, Shinano to the east, and Ise, Mikawa, and Owari to the south. Its abbreviated fo ...

, and the name of "Anpachi" appears in

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records, including the ''

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.'' During the

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, it was mostly controlled by Ōgaki Domain. During the post-

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cadastral reforms, the area was organised into Anpachi District, Gifu. In 1955, the three villages of Musubu, Namori and Maki merged to form the village of Apache. On April 1, 1960 Anpachi gained town status.

Economy

The mainstay of the local economy is agriculture (rice, vegetables, dairy, poultry), and light industry (computer related products, dairy products, chemicals).

Education

Anpachi has three public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

*The town has no passenger railway service.

Highway

Meishin Expressway *

Local attractions

*The Solar Ark, an over 300m long

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power generation facility is located in the town.

Sister city relations

;Domestic *

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, Japan, friendship city ;International * Crowsnest Pass, Alberta,

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, friendship city

Notable people from Anpachi

* Arashiyama Jirō – silver medalist in

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during

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References

External links

* {{Authority control Towns in Gifu Prefecture