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15-429: Minamitakaki District is now equivalent to the cities of Shimabara , Unzen , and Minami-Shimabara . As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 117,639 and a density of 293.97 persons per km. The total area was 400.18 km. This Nagasaki Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Shimabara, Nagasaki Shimabara ( 島原市 , Shimabara-shi )

30-406: Is 37.8 °C (100.0 °F), reached on 11 August 2016, and its record low is −6.2 °C (20.8 °F), reached on 25 January 2016. Per Japanese census data, the population of Shimabara in 2020 is 43,338 people. Shimabara has been conducting censuses since 1920. The city's population peaked in the 1950s with more than 60,000 people. In 2020, Shimabara's population is only about 75% of what it

45-583: Is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture , Kyushu , Japan . As of 30 June 2024 , the city had an estimated population of 42,181 in 19917 households, and a population density of 510 people per km . The total area of the city is 170.13 km (65.69 sq mi). Shimabara is located at the north-eastern end of the Shimabara Peninsula , facing Ariake Bay in the east and Mount Unzen (including Fugendake ) in

60-804: Is host of the Shimabara Water Festival on the first weekend of August. There are also festivals in Minamishimabara, like the Marine Festival in Kuchinotsu and the Minamishimabara Sakura Festivals. 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

75-703: The Nagasaki 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . The economy of Shimabara is heavily dependent on agriculture and commercial fishing . Main crops include ice, radishes, carrots, potatoes, Chinese cabbage, small watermelons, mangoes, strawberries, pomelos, tobacco as well as chicken and cattle. Shimabara is also a popular tourist destination, due to its historical associations, location in Unzen-Amakusa National Park , and numerous onsen . The most popular tourist destination within

90-475: 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,

105-488: 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

120-407: 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

135-406: 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

150-769: The population rose up during the Shimabara Rebellion of 1637, which was suppressed with extreme severity by the Tokugawa shogunate . Shimabara was subsequently ruled by a branch of the Matsudaira clan from 1668 to 1774 and from 1774 to 1871. After the Meiji restoration , the town of Shimabara was created with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Shimabara town annexed neighboring Shimabara village and Minato town on April 1, 1924. On April 1, 1940, it annexed Annaka and Sugitani villages and

165-544: The temporary evacuation of hundreds of others. The 5th International Conference of Cities on Volcanoes was held in Shimabara on November 19–23, 2007. Shimabara has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 19 members. Shimabara contributes two members to the Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of

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180-540: The urban area is Shimabara Castle and the nearby " Samurai Street". Shimabara has nine public elementary schools and five public junior high schools by the city government, and four public high schools operated by the Nagasaki Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. [REDACTED] Shimabara Railway - Shimabara Railway Line Shimabara

195-554: The west. Shimabara has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa ) with hot summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Shimabara is 17.4 °C (63.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,210.8 mm (87.04 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.3 °C (82.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.0 °C (44.6 °F). Its record high

210-499: Was in the 1950s. Shimabara is within ancient Hizen Province . It developed as a castle town around Shimabara Castle which was the capital of Shimabara Domain during the Edo period . It was the site of considerable foreign trade and missionary activity during the late Muromachi period , and in the early Edo period, a large percentage of the population were Kirishitan . Due to misgovernment, high taxes and persecution of Christianity,

225-569: Was raised to city status. Shimabara annexed neighboring Mikae village on April 1, 1955. On January 1, 2006, the town of Ariake (from Minamitakaki District ) was merged into Shimabara. Throughout its history, Shimabara has been dominated by the seismic activity of Mount Unzen. A major volcanic eruption in 1792 resulted in a tsunami that destroyed most of the town and killed over 15,000 people, in one of Japan's worst volcanic disasters. In more recent history, major eruptions in 1990–1991 resulted in pyroclastic flows , which killed 43 people and forced

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