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Nonoichi, Ishikawa

Coordinates: 36°31′9.9″N 136°36′35.2″E / 36.519417°N 136.609778°E / 36.519417; 136.609778
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Nonoichi
野々市市
Nonoichi City Hall
Nonoichi City Hall
Flag of Nonoichi
Official seal of Nonoichi
Location of Nonoichi in Ishikawa Prefecture
Location of Nonoichi in Ishikawa Prefecture
Nonoichi is located in Japan
Nonoichi
Nonoichi
 
Coordinates: 36°31′9.9″N 136°36′35.2″E / 36.519417°N 136.609778°E / 36.519417; 136.609778
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Hokuriku)
PrefectureIshikawa Prefecture
Government
 • - MayorTadaaki Awa
Area
 • Total
13.56 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Population
 (January 31, 2024)
 • Total
54,112
 • Density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols 
-TreeCamellia japonica
-FlowerCamellia japonica
Phone number076-227-600
Address1-1 Minō, Nonoichi-shi, Ishikawa-ken 921-8510
WebsiteOfficial website

Nonoichi (野々市市, Nonoichi-shi) is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2014, the city had an estimated population of 54,112 in 25,381 households, and a population density of 4,000 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city was 13.56 square kilometres (5.24 sq mi).

Geography

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Nonoichi is in central Ishikawa Prefecture, sandwiched between the geographically much larger cities of Kanazawa and Hakusan. The city is located on flatlands on the fertile floodplain of the Tedori River

Neighbouring municipalities

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Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Nonoichi has grown rapidly over the past 50 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1970 13,598—    
1980 31,817+134.0%
1990 39,769+25.0%
2000 45,581+14.6%
2010 51,885+13.8%
2020 57,238+10.3%

Climate

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Nonoichi has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nonoichi is 14.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2,542 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.0 °C.[3]

History

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The area around Nonoichi was part of ancient Kaga Province. The area became part Kaga Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate, and nonoichi was a post station on the Hokuriku kaidō highway.[4] Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into Ishikawa District, Ishikawa. The village of Nonoichi was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on July 1, 1924. A referendum to merge with the city of Kanazawa was rejected in 1937. On April 1, 1955, Nonoichi expanded by annexing the neighbouring village of Tomioka. Nonoichi was elevated to city status on November 11, 2011. Ishikawa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.[5]

Government

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Nonoichi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 15 members.

Economy

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Nonoichi is primarily a bedroom community for the city of Kanazawa. Local industries include agriculture and food processing.

Education

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College and university

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Primary and secondary education

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Nonoichi has five public elementary schools and two middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school.

Transportation

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Railway

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Effective 16 March 2024, JR West no longer operates in Nonoichi as its operations on the Hokuriku Main Line have since been transferred to the IR Ishikawa Railway.[6]

IR Ishikawa Railway

  • ‹See TfM›Nonoichi

Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line

Highway

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National Route 8
National Route 157
National Route 305

Sister cities

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Local attractions

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References

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  1. ^ "Official statistics page". Archived from the original on 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  2. ^ Nonoichi population statistics
  3. ^ Nonoichi climate data
  4. ^ Campbell, Allen; Nobel, David S (1993). Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha. p. 1112. ISBN 406205938X.
  5. ^ 野々市町5万人達成 11月市制施行 Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine by Hokkoku Shimbun, February 15, 2011(in Japanese)
  6. ^ "JR北陸本線の県内区間は16日から第3セクターに" [JR Hokuriku Main Line sections within Ishikawa Prefecture will move to third-sector operations from the 16th of March.]. NHK NEWS WEB (in Japanese). 16 March 2024. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  7. ^ Nonoichi official home page
  8. ^ 御経塚遺跡 [Okyōzuka Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
  9. ^ 末松廃寺跡 (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
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