Town in Kyushu, Japan
Miyaki
(
みやき町
,
Miyaki-ch?
)
is a
town
in
Miyaki District
,
Saga Prefecture
,
Japan
.
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As of 30 April 2024
[update]
, the town had an estimated
population
of 25,745 in 10599 households, and a
population density
of 500 people per km
2
.
[3]
The total area of the town is 51.92 km
2
(20.05 sq mi). It is the first town in Saga to have its name spelled in
hiragana
rather than
kanji
. It is named after the
district
it is located in.
Geography
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Miyaki is located in the eastern part of Saga Prefecture, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of
Saga City
and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of
Fukuoka
. The northern part of Miyaki contains the Chikushi Mountains, and the southern part contains the
Chikugo River
. It borders
Fukuoka Prefecture
on the north and south.
Adjoining municipalities
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Saga Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture
Climate
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Miyaki has a
humid subtropical climate
(Koppen
Cfa
) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Miyaki is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1946 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.1 °C.
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Demographics
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Per Japanese census data, the population of Miyaki is as shown below.
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Historical population
Year
| Pop.
| ±%
|
---|
1940
| 19,804
| ?
|
---|
1950
| 26,807
| +35.4%
|
---|
1960
| 25,384
| ?5.3%
|
---|
1970
| 24,754
| ?2.5%
|
---|
1980
| 27,757
| +12.1%
|
---|
1990
| 28,702
| +3.4%
|
---|
2000
| 28,625
| ?0.3%
|
---|
2010
| 26,175
| ?8.6%
|
---|
2020
| 25,511
| ?2.5%
|
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History
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The area of Miyaki was part of ancient
Hizen Province
. During the
Edo Period
, it was mostly part of the holdings of
Saga Domain
. Following the
Meiji restoration
, the villages of Nakabaru, Kitashigeyasu, Minamishigeyasu, and Mikawa were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1955 the villages Minamishigeyasu and Nakabaru merged to form Mine Village, which was raised to town status on May 5, 1962. Kitashigeyasu Village was raised to town status on April 1, 1965, followed by Nakabaru on April 1, 1971. On March 1, 2005 the towns of
Mine
,
Kitashigeyasu
and
Nakabaru
merged to form the town of Miyaki.
Government
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Miyaki has a
mayor-council
form of government with a directly elected mayor and a
unicameral
town council of 16 members. Miyaki, collectively with the other municipalities of Miyaki District, contributes two members to the Saga Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the
Saga 1st district
of the
lower house
of the
Diet of Japan
.
Economy
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The economy of Miyaki is overwhelmingly based on agriculture, mostly rice production.
Education
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Miyaki has four public elementary schools and three public junior high schools by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Fukuoka Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates a special education school for the handicapped.
Transportation
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Railways
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JR Kyushu
-
Nagasaki Main Line
- JH
Nakabaru
Highways
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Local attractions
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References
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External links
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