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located in Nishisonogi District,

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. , the town had an estimated

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of 29,323 in 13601 households, and a

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of 1400 people per km². The total area of the town is .

Geography

Togitsu is located on the southwestern shore of Ōmura Bay, in the southeastern part of the Nishisonogi Peninsula. It faces Ōmura Bay to the north, and borders Nagasaki City to the south and west, and Nagayo Town, Nishisonogi County to the east. The western part of the town is a mountainous area which forms the border with Nagasaki City, but there is a plain area in the east containing the main urban center. Furthermore, the area around Togitsu Port is mostly

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and is mainly used for industrial purposes.

Surrounding municipalities

Nagasaki Prefecture *

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* Nagayo

Climate

Togitsu 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 Togitsu is 16.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2128 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 7.6 °C. Togitsu climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
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Demographics

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

History

The area of Togitsu was part of ancient

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. During the

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, the area was under the control of

Ōmura Domain was a Japanese Han (Japan), domain of the Edo period. It was centered around Kushima Castle in what is now the city of Ōmura, Nagasaki and was ruled by the ''tozama daimyō'' Ōmura clan for all of its history. History The lineage of the � ...

, and its port was a shortcut on the route to the port of Nagasaki, and was thus used by many shogunate officials and ''

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''. After the

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, the village of Togitsu was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Togitsu was raised to town status on December 1, 1951.

Government

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

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town council of 16 members. Togitsu, collectively with the town of Nagayo, contributes two members to the Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Nagasaki 2nd district of the

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of the

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Economy

Togitsu is unusual in Nagasaki in that it is more active in industry and commerce than agriculture and fishing. It is home to Mitsubishi Electric's Nagasaki Works, which is the major employer. Due it its location, a large number of residents commute to Nagasaki for work.

Education

Tokitsu has four public elementary schools and two public junior high schools by the town government. The town does not have a public high school but there are one private junior high school and one private high school.

Transportation

Railways

Togitsu does not have any passenger railway services. The nearest stations are

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Nagasaki Main Line Michinoo Station (Hayama, Nagasaki City) and Nagayo Station (Nagayo Town).

Highways

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References

External links

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Togitsu official website
Towns in Nagasaki Prefecture Populated coastal places in Japan {{Nagasaki-geo-stub