Kurobe, Toyama
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Kurobe
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| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) |
| Prefecture | Toyama |
| City sttled -> | April 1, 1954 |
| Government | |
| • - Mayor | Nobuhiro Kamisaka (上坂展弘) - from April 2026[citation needed] |
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| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
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| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Tsuga sieboldii, Juglans |
| • Flower | Cherry blossom, Camellia |
| Phone number | 0765-54-2111 |
| Address | 725 Mikkaichi, Kurobe-shi, Toyama-ken 938-8555 |
| Website | kurobe |
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Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a city in Toyama Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. As of 1 February 2018[update], the city had an estimated population of 41,564 in 15,387 households and a population density of 95.8 persons per km2.[1] Its total area was 426.31 square kilometres (164.60 sq mi).[citation needed]
Geography
Kurobe is located in northeastern of Toyama Prefecture, with a topography ranging from sea level at Toyama Bay to the 3000 meter mountains of the Northern Alps on the border with Nagano Prefecture. The Kurobe River flows through the city. Kurobe has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kurobe is 13.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2277 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C.[2]
Surrounding municipalities
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kurobe has remained relatively steady over the past 50 years.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41,847 | — |
| 1980 | 43,096 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 43,754 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 43,084 | −1.5% |
| 2010 | 41,852 | −2.9% |
| 2020 | 39,638 | −5.3% |
History
The area is home to the Aimotohimesha Shrine and also shares its name with Kurobe River, both of which form a central element in the local legend of a powerful serpent of Kurobe River.[4]
The area of present-day Kurobe was part of ancient Etchū Province. The towns of Ikuji and Mikkaichi were created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the municipalities system. On April 1, 1954, the town of Ikuji merged with the town of Sakurai to form the city of Kurobe.[5]
On March 31, 2006 the town of Unazuki (from Shimoniikawa District) was merged into Kurobe.[5]
Government
Kurobe has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 18 members.
Economy
Kurobe is the world headquarters of YKK.
Education
Kurobe has nine public elementary schools and four public junior high schools. The city has one public high school operated by the Toyama Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school.[citation needed]
Transportation
Railway
- File:JR logo (west).svgWest Japan Railway Company (JR West) – Hokuriku Shinkansen
- File:Ainokaze Toyama Railway logo.png Ainokaze Toyama Railway
- File:Toyama Chiho Railway logo.jpg Toyama Chihō Railway
- Dentetsu-Ishida - Dentetsu Kurobe - Higashi-Mikkaichi - Ogyū - Nagaya - Shin-Kurobe - Shitayama - Wakaguri - Tochiya - Urayama - Oritateguchi - Oritate - Aimoto - Uchiyama - Otozawa - Unazuki Onsen
- Kurobe Gorge Railway
Highway
International relations
- Template:Flagicon Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands, since September 10, 1970[6]
- Template:Flagicon Macon-Bibb, Georgia, United States, since May 10, 1977[7]
- Template:Flagicon Samcheok, Korea, friendship city[7]
Local attractions
Notable people from Kurobe
- Susumu Kurobe, actor
- Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi, politician
References
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- ^ Kurobe city official statistics Template:In lang
- ^ Kurobe climate data
- ^ Kurobe population statistics
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."愛本姫社". Japan Mystery.
- ^ a b Kurobe official city historyTemplate:In lang
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ a b Kurobe city official home pageTemplate:In lang
External links
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