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13-592: Kitakata may refer to: Kitakata, Fukushima , a city in Japan Kitakata, Miyazaki , a former town in Japan Kitakata Station , a train station in Kitakata, Fukushima See also [ edit ] Kitagata (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

26-606: A local administrative center and market town, noted for its lacquerware and brewing of sake . After the Meiji Restoration , it was organized as part of Yama District , Fukushima Prefecture. The town of Kitakami was created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. In 1882, more than 3,000 peasants gathered at the Danjo-ga-hara Field in Shiokawa and then marched on

39-593: Is 1426 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.1 °C. Per Japanese census data, the population of Kitakata has declined over the past 60 years. The area of present-day Kitakata was part of ancient Mutsu Province , and formed part of the holdings of Aizu Domain during the Edo period . The town developed as

52-438: Is located at the far northern Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, bordered by Yamagata Prefecture to the north and Niigata Prefecture to the west. Fukushima Prefecture Niigata Prefecture Yamagata Prefecture Kitakata has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb ) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kitakata is 11.6 °C. The average annual rainfall

65-491: The Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates a vocational training school. [REDACTED] JR East – Ban'etsu West Line Mayor-council Executive mayor elected by the people, elected legislative City council Council - Manager Executive leader elected by the council from among themselves Elected mayor and cabinet Executive mayor elected by

78-717: The Kitakata Police Station to rebel against the oppression of the prefectural government. Known as the Kitakata Incident of 1882, it was the first public expression of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement in the Tohoku area. Kitakata Town was raised to city status on March 31, 1954, after merging with Matsuyama village, Kamisammiya village, Iwasuki village, Sekishiba village, Kumakura village, Keitoku village, and Shiokawa village. On January 4, 2006,

91-475: The United States , and is the form most frequently adopted in large cities, although the other common form, council–manager government , is the local government form of more municipalities. The form may be categorized into two main variations depending on the relative power of the mayor compared to the council, the strong-mayor variant and the weak-mayor variant. In a typical strong-mayor system,

104-498: The city is part of Fukushima 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Kitakata is a local commercial center. Agricultural products include rice and hops. The area is traditionally noted for sake brewing and lacquerware . Modern industries include aluminum smelting . Kitakata has 17 public elementary school and seven public junior high schools operated by the city government, and four public high schools operated by

117-488: The council able to override such a veto. Conversely, in a weak-mayor system, the mayor has no formal authority outside the council, serving a largely ceremonial role as council chairperson and is elected by the citizens of the city. The mayor cannot directly appoint or remove officials and lacks veto power over council votes. Most major North American cities use the strong-mayor form of the mayor–council system, whereas middle-sized and small North American cities tend to use

130-407: The elected mayor is granted almost total administrative authority with the power to appoint and dismiss department heads, although some city charters or prevailing state law may require council ratification. In such a system, the mayor's administrative staff often prepares the city budget, although that budget must be approved by the council. The mayor may also have veto rights over council votes, with

143-406: The people Committee system Executive leader and executive committees elected by the council from among themselves A mayor–council government is a system of local government in which a mayor who is directly elected by the voters acts as chief executive, while a separately elected city council constitutes the legislative body. It is one of the two most common forms of local government in

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156-462: The title Kitakata . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kitakata&oldid=452296744 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kitakata, Fukushima Kitakata

169-492: The towns of Shiokawa and Yamato , and the villages of Atsushiokanō and Takasato (all from Yama District ) were merged into Kitakata. Kitakata has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 25 members. Kitakata, together with Yama District contribute two members to the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics,

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