Town in Japan
Agui town hall
Tomb of Hisamatsu clan, T?un-in
Agui
(
阿久比町
,
Agui-ch?
)
is a
town
located in
Chita District
,
Aichi Prefecture
,
Japan
. As of 1 October 2019
[update]
, the town had an estimated
population
of 28,291 in 10,682 households,
[1]
and a
population density
of 1,189 persons per km². The total area of the town was 23.80 square kilometres (9.19 sq mi).
[2]
Geography
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Agui is located in an inland area of northwestern
Chita Peninsula
in southern Aichi Prefecture. It is located approximately 30 minutes by car or express train from downtown
Nagoya
. The highest elevation is 74.7 meters above sea level.
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Neighboring municipalities
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Aichi Prefecture
Demographics
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Per Japanese census data,
[3]
the population of Agui has been relatively steady over the past 50 years.
Historical population
Year
| Pop.
| ±%
|
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1940
| 8,591
| ?
|
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1950
| 12,061
| +40.4%
|
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1960
| 12,918
| +7.1%
|
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1970
| 18,499
| +43.2%
|
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1980
| 20,880
| +12.9%
|
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1990
| 23,932
| +14.6%
|
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2000
| 24,029
| +0.4%
|
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2010
| 25,460
| +6.0%
|
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Climate
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The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (
Koppen climate classification
Cfa
). The average annual temperature in Agui is 15.5 °C.
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History
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The name of Agui is very ancient, and appears in
Asuka
and
Nara period
records. During the
Muromachi period
, the area was the territory of the
Hisamatsu clan
, and later came under the control of
Oda Nobunaga
. The village of Agui was founded in October 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipality system, and became a town on January 1, 1953.
There was a failed attempt to merge with
Handa
located in the south of Agui due to lack of votes in the referendum in December 26, 2004. As a result, no merges occurred in the 10 municipalities in Chita utilizing the
Chubu Centrair International Airport
.
Economy
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Agui is largely an agricultural center, and is
bedroom community
for the city of Nagoya.
Education
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Agui has four public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. The Institute of Sports Medicine and Science is located in Agui.
Transportation
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Railway
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Meitetsu
?
K?wa Line
Highway
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Agui is not served by any national roads.
Local attractions
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- Sakabe Castle ruins, ancestral home of the Hisamatsu clan
- T?un-in, Buddhist temple,
bodaiji
for the mother of Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Agui Baseball Stadium
References
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External links
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Media related to
Agui, Aichi
at Wikimedia Commons
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