Komono

Komono
菰野町 
Komono Town Office
Komono Town Office
Flag of Komono
Official seal of Komono
Location of Komono in Mie Prefecture
Location of Komono in Mie Prefecture
Komono is located in Japan
Komono
Komono
 
Coordinates: 35°1′N 136°30′E / 35.017°N 136.500°E / 35.017; 136.500
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureMie
DistrictMie
Government
 • MayorTakayuki Shibata
Area
 • Total106.89 km2 (41.27 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2021)
 • Total41,542
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeZelkova serrata
- BirdJapanese bush warbler
- BeastJapanese serow
Phone number059-391-1111 
Address1480 Komoro, Komoro-chō, Mie-gun, Mie-ken 510-1292
WebsiteOfficial website
Gozaisho Ropeway and Komono in distance

Komono (菰野町, Komono-chō) is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2021, the town had an estimated population of 41,542 in 16883 households and a population density of 390 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town was 106.89 square kilometres (41.27 sq mi).

Geography

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Komono is located in the mountainous region of northern Mie Prefecture, bordering on Shiga Prefecture. Parts of the town are within the limits of the Suzuka Quasi-National Park.

Neighboring municipalities

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Mie Prefecture

Shiga Prefecture

Climate

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Komono has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Komono is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1737 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C.[2]

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Komono has increased steadily over the past 60 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 16,101—    
1930 16,363+1.6%
1940 15,849−3.1%
1950 20,897+31.9%
1960 20,217−3.3%
1970 24,187+19.6%
1980 29,373+21.4%
1990 32,263+9.8%
2000 37,972+17.7%
2010 39,973+5.3%

History

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Komoro is located in ancient Ise Province and was the center of 12,000 koku Komono Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate, ruled by the Hijikata clan from 1600 until the Meiji restoration of 1871. In the establishment of municipalities under the Meiji government’s reforms, it became Komoro village within Mie District of Mie Prefecture on April 1, 1889. Komoro was elevated to town status in 1928.

Government

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Komono has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Komono contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Mie 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Education

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Komono has five public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Mie Prefectural Board of Education..

Transportation

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Railway

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Kintetsu Railway Kintetsu RailwayYunoyama Line

Highway

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Local attractions

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Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Komono town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Komono climate data
  3. ^ Komono population statistics
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