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Hidaka (日高町, Hidaka-chō) is a town located in Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2021^[update], the town had an estimated population of 7,970 in 3266 households and a population density of 170 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 46.19 square kilometres (17.83 sq mi).

Hidaka 日高町
Town
Hidaka Town Hall
Flag Emblem
Location of Hidaka in Wakayama Prefecture
Hidaka Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°56′N 135°08′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Wakayama
District	Hidaka
Area
• Total	46.19 km2 (17.83 sq mi)
Population  (November 30, 2021)
• Total	7,970
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	626 Takaya, Hidaka-cho, Hidaka-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-1213
Website	Official website
Symbols
Flower	Lespedeza
Tree	Ficus superba

Geography

Hidaka is located on the coast in central Wakayama Prefecture, facing the Kii Channel. The coastline is a ria coast and the climate is mild..

Neighboring municipalities

Wakayama Prefecture

• Gobō
• Hirogawa
• Mihama
• Hidakagawa
• Yura

Climate

Hidaka has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hidaka is 16.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1878 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 7.3 °C.[2] The area is subject to typhoons in summer.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Hidaka has remained fairly steady over the past century.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1920	6,927	—
1930	7,322	+5.7%
1940	7,474	+2.1%
1950	9,243	+23.7%
1960	8,177	−11.5%
1970	7,119	−12.9%
1980	6,973	−2.1%
1990	6,862	−1.6%
2000	7,148	+4.2%
2010	7,433	+4.0%

History

The area of the modern town of Hidaka was within ancient Kii Province. The villages of Shiga, Hizaki, Higashi-Uchihara and Nishi-Uchihara were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Higachi-Uchihara and Nishi-Uchihara merged on August 1, 1941 to form Uchihara Village. Uchihara merged with Shiga and Hizaki on October 1, 1954 to form the town of Hidaka.

Government

Hidaka has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 12 members. Hidaka collectively with the other municipalities of Hidaka District, contributes three members to the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Wakayama 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Hidaka is centered on commercial fishing and agriculture. The main crops are rice and vegetables in the flatlands and horticulture in the mountains. Plans by Kansai Electric to construct a nuclear power plant in Hidaka were cancelled due to vehement local opposition.

Education

Hidaka has three public elementary schools and one public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

JR West – Kisei Main Line

• Kii-Uchihara

Highways

• National Route 42

Local attractions

• Shishigase Pass on the Kumano Kodo, National Historic Site and World Heritage Site

References

External links

• Media related to Hidaka, Wakayama at Wikimedia Commons
• Hidaka official website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Hidaka, Wakayama

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[ru] Хидака (посёлок, Вакаяма)

Хидака (яп. 日高町 Хидака-тё:) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Хидака префектуры Вакаяма. Площадь посёлка составляет 46,42 км²[1], население — 7531 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 162,24 чел./км².

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