Minamiise Town Hall is a

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located in Watarai District,

Mie Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture an ...

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. , the town had an estimated

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of 11,745 in 5752 households and a

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of 48 persons per km². The total area of the town was .

Geography

Minamiise occupies a

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coastal region with numerous deeply indented bays located in the eastern part of the

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in central Mie Prefecture, along the Kumano Sea. Parts of Minamiise are inside

Ise-Shima National Park is a national park in Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is characterized by its ria coast and islands scattered around a number of bays. The interior is hilly with Mount Asama-ga-take ( the highest peak. Natural areas * Ago Bay * Kami-shima * Kashi ...

Climate

Minamiise has a

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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minamiise 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

The population of Minamiise has decreased rapidly over the past 70 years and is now much less the it was a century ago.

History

The area of Minamiise was once part of the ancient

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, and was transferred to

Ise Province was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today includes most of modern Mie Prefecture. Ise bordered on Iga, Kii, Mino, Ōmi, Owari, Shima, and Yamato Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was . History The name of Ise appears ...

in 1582. The village of Gokasho was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status in 1940. Gokasho merged with the neighboring villages of Honohara, Minami and Shikutaso to form the town of Nansei in 1955. On October 1, 2005, Nansei merged with the town of Nantō to form the town of Minamiise.

Government

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

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city council of 14 members. Minamiise, collectively with the other municipalities in Watari District, contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Mie 4th district of the

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of the

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Economy

The economy of Minamiise is dominated by

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, including the raising of

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. Most of the business center around main town centers of Nansei and Nanto.

Education

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

Transportation

Railway

*Minamise has no passenger train service.

Highway

Noted people from Minamiise

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, actress, entertainer

References

External links

Minamiise official website

Events and Places of Interest
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