City in Kant?, Japan
Katori City Hall
A view of old Sawara
Katori
(
香取市
,
Katori-shi
)
is a
city
located in
Chiba Prefecture
,
Japan
. As of 1 November 2020
[update]
, the city had an estimated
population
of 74,469 in 31,113 households and a
population density
of 280 persons per km
2
.
[1]
The total area of the city is 262.31 square kilometres (101.28 sq mi).
Katori Shrine
is in the city of Katori, as is the old merchant town and canal of
Sawara
.
Geography
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Katori is located in far northeastern Chiba Prefecture, along the lower reaches of the
Tone River
. It is about 45 kilometers from the prefectural capital at
Chiba
and 70 to 80 kilometers from central Tokyo. It is included in the Narita metropolitan area (Narita city) in the urban employment area, and the commuting rate to Narita city is 12.7% (2010 census). It borders Ibaraki prefecture on the opposite bank across the Tone River. The city is in the
Kanto Plain
, and although there are places along the Tone River that exceed 50 meters, the average elevation of the city is approximately 20 to 40 meters. Parts of the city are located within the borders of the
Suig?-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park
.
Surrounding municipalities
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Chiba Prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture
Climate
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Katori has a
humid subtropical climate
(Koppen
Cfa
) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Katori is 14.4 °C (57.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,593.6 mm (62.74 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C (77.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.5 °C (38.3 °F).
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Climate data for Katori (1999?2020 normals, extremes 1999?present)
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high °C (°F)
|
18.6
(65.5)
|
24.5
(76.1)
|
24.2
(75.6)
|
29.4
(84.9)
|
32.6
(90.7)
|
33.5
(92.3)
|
36.9
(98.4)
|
36.5
(97.7)
|
35.5
(95.9)
|
31.6
(88.9)
|
25.5
(77.9)
|
24.1
(75.4)
|
36.9
(98.4)
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
9.0
(48.2)
|
9.7
(49.5)
|
13.2
(55.8)
|
17.8
(64.0)
|
22.1
(71.8)
|
24.7
(76.5)
|
28.7
(83.7)
|
29.9
(85.8)
|
26.2
(79.2)
|
21.1
(70.0)
|
16.3
(61.3)
|
11.4
(52.5)
|
19.2
(66.5)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
3.5
(38.3)
|
4.5
(40.1)
|
7.9
(46.2)
|
12.6
(54.7)
|
17.2
(63.0)
|
20.5
(68.9)
|
24.3
(75.7)
|
25.4
(77.7)
|
22.2
(72.0)
|
16.9
(62.4)
|
11.3
(52.3)
|
5.8
(42.4)
|
14.3
(57.8)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?2.0
(28.4)
|
?0.8
(30.6)
|
2.2
(36.0)
|
7.2
(45.0)
|
12.7
(54.9)
|
16.9
(62.4)
|
20.9
(69.6)
|
22.0
(71.6)
|
18.8
(65.8)
|
12.8
(55.0)
|
6.2
(43.2)
|
0.4
(32.7)
|
9.8
(49.6)
|
Record low °C (°F)
|
?8.7
(16.3)
|
?8.9
(16.0)
|
?5.8
(21.6)
|
?3.3
(26.1)
|
0.9
(33.6)
|
7.5
(45.5)
|
13.4
(56.1)
|
13.9
(57.0)
|
7.9
(46.2)
|
2.1
(35.8)
|
?2.5
(27.5)
|
?7.8
(18.0)
|
?8.9
(16.0)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
84.3
(3.32)
|
69.0
(2.72)
|
114.1
(4.49)
|
124.4
(4.90)
|
134.5
(5.30)
|
146.3
(5.76)
|
130.9
(5.15)
|
116.0
(4.57)
|
206.5
(8.13)
|
282.7
(11.13)
|
110.5
(4.35)
|
71.8
(2.83)
|
1,593.6
(62.74)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 1.0 mm)
|
5.6
|
7.0
|
10.6
|
10.3
|
10.7
|
10.9
|
9.8
|
7.7
|
11.6
|
12.0
|
8.8
|
6.2
|
111.2
|
Mean monthly
sunshine hours
|
194.7
|
167.0
|
183.2
|
181.3
|
181.8
|
132.6
|
157.6
|
189.4
|
141.1
|
131.2
|
149.3
|
171.4
|
1,980.2
|
Source:
Japan Meteorological Agency
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[2]
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Demographics
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Per Japanese census data,
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the population of Katori has declined over the past 30 years.
Historical population
Year
| Pop.
| ±%
|
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1920
| 67,449
| ?
|
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1930
| 73,218
| +8.6%
|
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1940
| 77,261
| +5.5%
|
---|
1950
| 97,221
| +25.8%
|
---|
1960
| 92,275
| ?5.1%
|
---|
1970
| 84,519
| ?8.4%
|
---|
1980
| 92,048
| +8.9%
|
---|
1990
| 93,275
| +1.3%
|
---|
2000
| 90,943
| ?2.5%
|
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2010
| 82,866
| ?8.9%
|
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2020
| 72,356
| ?12.7%
|
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History
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After the
Meiji Restoration
, the area consisted of the towns of Sawara and Omigawa, and the villages of Katori, Kanishi and Higashi-Daito (founded within
Katori District
on May 23, 1890). Katori was raised to town status on May 5, 1897. On March 15, 1951, the city of
Sawara
was formed by the merger of Katori, Sawara, Omigawa and Higashi-Daito. Sawara expanded on February 11, 1955, by annexing the neighboring villages of Niijima, Okura, Mizuho and Tsunomiya.
On March 27, 2006, the modern city of Katori was created when Sawara was merged with the towns of
Kurimoto
,
Omigawa
and
Yamada
(all from
Katori District
).
Government
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Katori has a
mayor-council
form of government with a directly elected mayor and a
unicameral
city council of 22 members. Katori, together with the neighboring towns of K?zaki and Tako, contributes two members to the Chiba Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of
Chiba 10th district
of the
lower house
of the
Diet of Japan
.
Economy
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Katori is a regional commercial center. The economy is primarily agricultural, with rice, chives, onions, and greater burdock as major crops.
Education
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Katori has 16 public elementary schools and seven public middle schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.
Transportation
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Railways
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JR East
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Narita Line
JR East
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Kashima Line
Highways
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Local attractions
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Noted people from Katori
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References
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