Kanmaki, Nara
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is a
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located in Kitakatsuragi District,
Nara Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the ...
,
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. , the town had an estimated
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of 21,147 in 10075 households, and a
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of 3400 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .


Geography

Kanmaki is located in the western part of the
Nara Basin The Nara Basin (奈良盆地 ''Nara-bonchi''), also known as the Yamato Basin (大和盆地 ''Yamato-bonchi''), is a valley in the north-western part of Nara Prefecture, Japan. It has an area of roughly . It is surrounded on four sides by mountai ...
, almost in the center of the Umami Hills. It is about 20 kilometers northeast of Nara City and about 25 kilometers from Osaka.


Surrounding municipalities

Nara Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the ...
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* Ōji * Kawai * Kōryō


Climate

Kanmaki has a
humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...
(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kanmaki is 14.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1636 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.1 °C. Kanmaki climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
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Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kanmaki is as shown below


History

The area of Kanmaki was part of ancient
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. During most of the
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, it was part of the holdings of
Kōriyama Domain The Kōriyama Domain (郡山藩) thrived within Yamato Province, with its central hub nestled within Kōriyama Castle, Koriyama Castle, situated in Yamatokoriyama City, Nara Prefecture. file: Yanagisawa Yasunobu.jpg , 270px, Yanagisawa Yasunob ...
, and was a river port with connections to Osaka and was noted for footwear production. The village of Kanmaki was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on December 1, 1972.


Government

Kanmaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a
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town council of 12 members. Kamanmaki, collectively with the other municipalities of Kitakatsuragi District, contributes three members to the Nara Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the
Nara 2nd district Nara 2nd district (奈良2区 ''Nara ni-ku'', more formally 奈良県第2区 ''Nara-ken dai-ni-ku'') is a single-member electoral district for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan, located in Nara Prefecture ...
of the
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of the
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Economy

The local economy is based on agriculture and light manufacturing; however, with
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developments starting in the 1960s, and with the opening of the
Nishi-Meihan Expressway is a national expressway in the Kinki region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company. Naming Meihan is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents Nagoya (名古屋) and the second charact ...
, the town is now largely a
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for the greater Osaka metropolis.


Education

Kanmaki has three public elementary schools and two public junior high school operated by the town government and one public high school operated by the Nara Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates a special education school for the handicapped.


Transportation


Railways

Kanmaki does not have any passenger railway services. The nearest train station is
Shizumi Station is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kashiba, Nara Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Shizumi Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 4.5 kilometers from the terminus of ...
on the
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Wakayama Line The is a railway line that links Nara Prefecture to Wakayama Prefecture, both in the Kansai region of Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It connects Ōji Station on the Yamatoji Line to Wakayama Station on the Hanwa Line ...
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Highways

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Nishi-Meihan Expressway is a national expressway in the Kinki region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company. Naming Meihan is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents Nagoya (名古屋) and the second charact ...


References


External links

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Kanmaki official website
Towns in Nara Prefecture {{Nara-geo-stub