Английская Википедия:Amagasaki

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Amagasaki Castle
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Aerial view of Amagasaki city center
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Amagasaki Station

Шаблон:Nihongo is an industrial city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Шаблон:As of, the city had an estimated population of 455,555 in 223812 households, and a population density of 9000 persons per km².[1] The total area of the city is Шаблон:Cvt.

Geography

Amagasaki is located in far southeastern Hyōgo Prefecture, next to Osaka. It has the fourth largest population in Hyōgo Prefecture after Kobe, Himeji, and Nishinomiya. Residential areas account for most of the rest of the coastal areas, industrial areas along the Meishin Expressway and JR West Fukuchiyama Line, commercial areas around Hanshin Amagasaki Station and JR JR Amagasaki Station, and its population density is the highest among municipalities in Hyogo Prefecture. Ground subsidence caused by the pumping up of groundwater by factories has reduced one-third of the city's area to sea level, causing flooding damage due to storm surges.

Neighboring municipalities

Hyōgo Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

Climate

Amagasaki has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Amagasaki is 15.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Amagasaki peaked around 1970s has been decreasing steadily since .

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History

The area of Amagasaki was part of ancient Kawabe District of Settsu Province and has been inhabited since ancient times, with the traces of Yayoi period settlements and many kofun burial mounds found within the city limits. From the Heian period, the area was known for its port of Daimotsuura. During the Edo period, Amagasaki prospered as the castle town of Amagasaki Domain undertake Aoayama and subsequently the Matsudaira clans. The town of Amagasaki was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to city status on October 1, 1916.

The 1934 Muroto typhoon caused 145 fatalities and much of the city was destroyed by air raids on June 1 and June 15, 1945 during World War II. The 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake also caused considerable damage and 49 fatalities. Amagasaki was designated a special city on April 1, 2001 with increased local autonomy. A commuter train derailed on the Fukuchiyama Line near Amagasaki on April 25, 2005, resulting in more than 100 dead and 550 injured. On April 1, 2009, Amagasaki was elevated to the status of a core city.

Government

Amagasaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 42 members. Amagasaki contributes seven members to the Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is in the Hyōgo 8th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Politics of Amagasaki

On 22 November 2010 Kazumi Inamura became the first popularly elected Greens Japan Mayor as well as the youngest popularly-elected female mayor of the city with 54% of the vote.[4]

Economy

Amagasaki is a major part of the Hanshin Industrial Region. Businesses headquartered in the city include manufacturers such as Osaka Titanium Technologies.[5] The value of manufactured goods shipments in Amagasaki was 1,288 billion yen in 2004.[6]

Education

Amagasaki has 42 public elementary schools and 17 public middle schools operated by the city government, 11 public high schools operated by the Hyōgo Prefectural Board of Education, and two combined private middle/high schools. In addition, the city also operates one special education school for the handicapped. The College of Industrial Technology, a junior college, and the Sonoda Women's University, a women's four-year college with associated junior college are located in the city

The city has a North Korean school, Шаблон:Nihongo.[7] It previously had a second school, Шаблон:Nihongo.[7]

Transportation

Railways

Файл:JR logo (west).svg JR West - Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)

Файл:JR logo (west).svg JR West - Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)

Файл:JR logo (west).svg JR West - JR Tōzai Line

Файл:Hankyu Railway Logo.svg Hankyu - Kobe Line

Файл:Hankyu Railway Logo.svg Hankyu - Itami Line

Файл:Hanshin-logo.svg Hanshin Electric Railway - Hanshin Main Line

Файл:Hanshin-logo.svg Hanshin Electric Railway - Hanshin Namba Line

Highways

Sister city relations

Local attractions

Notable people from Amagasaki

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Athletes

References

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External links

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Шаблон:Hyogo Шаблон:Metropolitan cities of Japan Шаблон:Most populous cities in Japan Шаблон:Authority control

Партнерские ресурсы
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  1. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  2. ↑ Amagasaki climate data
  3. ↑ Amagasaki population statistics
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  5. ↑ "Company Outline." Osaka Titanium Technologies. Retrieved on March 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  7. ↑ 7,0 7,1 Шаблон:Cite web()
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