Ishii, Tokushima

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Ishii
石井町
Town
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Top: Maeyama Park
Middle: Dōgaku-ji and Fuji Grand Ishii
Bottom: Mount Kinobe
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Ishii, Tokushima
Location of Ishii in Tokushima Prefecture
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Ishii
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°4′N134°26′E / 34.067°N 134.433°E / 34.067; 134.433
CountryJapan
Region Shikoku
Prefecture Tokushima
District Myōzai
Government
  MayorTomohito Kobayashi
Area
  Total
28.85 km2 (11.14 sq mi)
Population
 (June 30, 2022)
  Total
25,219
  Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address121-1 Takagawara, Takagawara, Ishii-cho, Myozai-gun, Tokushima-ken 〒779-3295
Website Official website
Symbols
Bird Japanese bush warbler
Flower Wisteria
Tree Ginkgo biloba
Yoshino River at Ishii Yoshinogawa Daijuzeki.jpg
Yoshino River at Ishii
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Ishii Station

Ishii (石井町, Ishii-chō) is a town located in Myōzai District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2022, the town had an estimated population of 25,219 in 10820 households and a population density of 870 persons per km2. [1] The total area of the town is 28.85 square kilometres (11.14 sq mi).

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Geography

Ishii is located in northeastern Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. On the north side of the town, the Yoshino River flows from east to west, and near the center of the town, the Iio River, which is a tributary of the Yoshino River, meanders. The land is almost all flat except for the mountains along the city-town border on the south side of the town.

Neighbouring municipalities

Tokushima Prefecture

Climate

Ishii has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ishii is 15.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2128 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.5 °C. [2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, [3] the population of Ishii has remained relatively stable for the past 60 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 18,459    
1930 19,243+4.2%
1940 18,599−3.3%
1950 24,668+32.6%
1960 21,505−12.8%
1970 21,219−1.3%
1980 24,434+15.2%
1990 25,207+3.2%
2000 26,023+3.2%
2010 25,965−0.2%

History

As with all of Tokushima Prefecture, the area of Ishii was part of ancient Awa Province. The village of Ishii was established within Myozai District, Tokushima with the creation of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on November 1, 1907. Ishii annexed the neighboring villages of Urasho, Takahara, Aihata and Takagawara on March 31, 1955.

Government

Ishii has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Itano, together with the other municipalities of Myozai District, contributes two members to the Tokushima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Tokushima 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Ishii has primarily an agricultural economy; however, due to its geographic proximity to Tokushima, it is increasingly becoming a commuter town. Nippon Ham and Morinaga Milk Industry are major employers.

Education

Ishii has six public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government and one public high school operated by the Tokushima Prefectural Department of Education. The Tokushima Prefectural College of Agriculture is located in Ishii.

Transportation

Railway

JR logo (shikoku).svg JR Shikoku - Tokushima Line

Highways

Local attractions

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References

  1. "Ishii town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. Ishii climate data
  3. Itano population statistics