Nakatsugawa ( 中津川市 , Nakatsugawa-shi ) is a city located in Gifu , Japan . As of 31 December 2018, the city had an estimated population of 78,930, and a population density of 120 persons per km in 30,788 households The total area of the city was 676.45 square kilometres (261.18 sq mi).
7-754: Nakatsugawa is in the Tōnō region of far eastern Gifu Prefecture, bordering on Nagano Prefecture. Mount Ena , the southernmost of the Kiso Mountains on the border between Nakatsugawa, Aichi and Nagano Prefecture is the highest point in the city, with an elevation of 2,191 metres (7,188 ft). The Kiso River and the Agi River flow through the city. The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ). The average annual temperature in Nakatsugawa
14-525: Is 13.5 °C (56.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,907.1 mm (75.08 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C (79.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.1 °C (34.0 °F). Per Japanese census data, the population of Nakatsugawa peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since. The area around Nakatsugawa
21-408: Is on the list of landmark " 100 Famous Japanese Mountains ." The Kiso Mountains are the "Central Alps" of the scenic Japanese Alps group, located on central Honshu . There are four hiking routes to the summit of Mount Ena: The Japanese Alps ranges, Mount Ontake , Mount Haku , and part of Mount Fuji can be seen from the summit of Mount Ena. This Gifu Prefecture location article
28-669: The Gifu Prefectural Board of Education, and one public high school operated by the city government. Mount Ena Mount Ena ( 恵那山 , Ena-san ) is a mountain peak of the Kiso Mountains in the Chūbu region of Japan . Mount Ena is 2,191 m (7,188 ft) in elevation. It is located on the border between Nakatsugawa in Gifu Prefecture and Achi in Nagano Prefecture . The mountain
35-427: The former Ena District ), and the village of Yamaguchi (from Kiso District , Nagano Prefecture ) were merged into Nakatsugawa. Nakatsugawa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 24 members. Nakatsugawa has 19 public elementary schools and 12 public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has four public high schools operated by
42-499: Was created, and Nakatsugawa was proclaimed a town per the April 1, 1897 establishment of the modern municipalities system. Nakatsugawa merged with the town of Naegi in 1951 and was elevated to city status on April 1, 1952. Nakatsugawa annexed the village of Nakamoto in 1954, Ochiai in 1956, and Agi in 1957. On February 13, 2005, the towns of Tsukechi , Fukuoka and Sakashita and the villages of Hirukawa , Kashimo and Kawaue (all from
49-719: Was part of traditional Mino Province . During the Edo period , much of the area was under the control of Owari Domain , Naegi Domain and Iwamura Domain , or was tenryō under direction control of the Tokugawa shogunate . Nakatsugawa-juku prospered as one of the 69 Stations of the Nakasendō along the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto . In the post- Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, Ena District in Gifu prefecture
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