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11-570: Hirakawa may refer to: Places [ edit ] Hirakawa, Aomori , a Japanese city Hirakawa, Yamaguchi People with the surname [ edit ] Daisuke Hirakawa ( 平川 大輔 , born 1973) , Japanese voice actor Keiko Hirakawa ( 平川 啓子 , born 1955) , Japanese sport shooter Noritoshi Hirakawa ( 平川 典俊 , born 1960) , Japanese photographer Ryō Hirakawa ( 平川 亮 , born 1994) , Japanese racing driver Tadaaki Hirakawa ( 平川 忠亮 , born 1979) , Japanese football player Topics referred to by

22-584: A cold humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfa ) characterized by warm short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hirakawa is 8.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1413 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around -3.8 °C. The area around Hirakawa

33-483: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hirakawa, Aomori Hirakawa is located in the mountains and hills to the northwest of Lake Towada . The Iwaki River flows through the city. Part of the city is within the borders of the Kuroishi Onsenkyō Prefectural Natural Park . Akita Prefecture Aomori Prefecture The city has

44-521: 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 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

55-822: The lower house of the Diet of Japan . The economy of Hirakawa is primarily agricultural, with rice and apples as the predominant crops. The city government is encouraging the development of highland vegetables and a local brand of beef. Hirakawa has nine public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Aomori Prefectural Board of Education. [REDACTED] East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Ōu Main Line [REDACTED] Kōnan Railway Company - Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line Mayor-council Executive mayor elected by

66-505: The city budget, although that budget must be approved by the council. The mayor may also have veto rights over council votes, with 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

77-406: 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 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

88-426: 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, 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

99-584: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hirakawa . 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=Hirakawa&oldid=1026793232 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Short description

110-487: The village of Ikarigaseki . Per Japanese census data, the population of Hirakawa has decreased steadily over the past 60 years. Hirakawa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 16 members. The city elects two members to the Aomori Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aomori 3rd district of

121-651: Was part of the Hirosaki Domain of the Tsugaru clan during the Edo period . After the Meiji Restoration , with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, it became part of Minamitsugaru District, Aomori . The village of Onoe was raised to town status on April 1, 1937. The city of Hirakawa was established on January 1, 2006, from the merger of the towns of Hiraka and Onoe , and

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