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Ino (いの町, Ino-chō) is a town located in Agawa District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2022[update], the town had an estimated population of 21,672 in 10403 households and a population density of 46 persons per km².[1]The total area of the town is 470.97 square kilometres (181.84 sq mi). The town is famous for the production of Japanese paper (和紙, washi).
Ino
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 Location of Ino in Kōchi Prefecture | |||||||
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  Ino Location in Japan | |||||||
| Coordinates: 33°33′N 133°26′E | |||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||
| Region | Shikoku | ||||||
| Prefecture | Kōchi | ||||||
| District | Agawa | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
| • Total | 470.97 km2 (181.84 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population (June 30, 2022) | |||||||
| • Total | 21,672 | ||||||
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) | ||||||
| City hall address | 1700-1 Ino-machi, Agawa-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-2192 | ||||||
| Climate | Cfa | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| Symbols | |||||||
| Bird | Varied tit | ||||||
| Flower | Rhododendron | ||||||
| Tree | Mitsumata | ||||||
Geography
Ino is located in the Shikoku Mountains of north-central Kōchi Prefecture.
Neighbouring municipalities
Kōchi Prefecture
Ehime Prefecture
Climate
Ino has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. There is significant precipitation throughout the year, especially during June and July. The average annual temperature in Ino is 12.2 °C (54.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 3,184.2 mm (125.36 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.1 °C (73.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.6 °C (34.9 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Ino was 36.5 °C (97.7 °F) on 11 July 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.8 °C (12.6 °F) on 15 January 1985.[3]
| Climate data for Ino (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.0 (96.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.7 (47.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.8 (12.6) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76.1 (3.00) |
114.3 (4.50) |
192.8 (7.59) |
221.3 (8.71) |
264.8 (10.43) |
367.8 (14.48) |
457.8 (18.02) |
514.1 (20.24) |
531.9 (20.94) |
222.9 (8.78) |
123.2 (4.85) |
97.5 (3.84) |
3,184.2 (125.36) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.2 | 9.7 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 138.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,444.5 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Ino in 2020 is 21,374 people.[4] Ino has been conducting censuses since 1920.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 32,263 | — |
| 1925 | 31,858 | −1.3% |
| 1930 | 31,715 | −0.4% |
| 1935 | 31,110 | −1.9% |
| 1940 | 33,642 | +8.1% |
| 1945 | 37,370 | +11.1% |
| 1950 | 37,817 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 36,197 | −4.3% |
| 1960 | 33,330 | −7.9% |
| 1965 | 29,803 | −10.6% |
| 1970 | 27,593 | −7.4% |
| 1975 | 28,196 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 29,036 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 28,423 | −2.1% |
| 1990 | 28,293 | −0.5% |
| 1995 | 30,079 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 28,729 | −4.5% |
| 2005 | 27,068 | −5.8% |
| 2010 | 25,072 | −7.4% |
| 2015 | 22,767 | −9.2% |
| 2020 | 21,374 | −6.1% |
| Ino population statistics[4] | ||
History
As with all of Kōchi Prefecture, the area of Ino was part of ancient Tosa Province. During the Edo period, the area was part of the holdings of Tosa Domain ruled by the Yamauchi clan from their seat at Kōchi Castle. Following the Meiji restoration, the village of Ino was established within Agawa District, Kōchi with the creation of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. On October 1, 2004 the village of Gohoku, also from Agawa District, and the village of Hongawa, from Tosa District, were merged into Ino, increasing its size by almost a factor of five.
Government
Ino has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 18 members. Ino, together with the municipalities of Agawa District, contributes two members to the Kōchi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Kōchi 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
Traditionally, agriculture, forestry and paper production were mainstays of the local economy.
Education
Ino has seven public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the town government and two public high schools operated by the Kōchi Prefectural Department of Education.
Transportation
Railway
JR Shikoku - Dosan Line
Tosaden Kōtsū - Ino Line (tram line)
- Ujidanchi-mae - Yashiro-dōri - Nakayama - Edagawa - Inoshō-mae - Kitauchi - Kitayama - Narutani - Ino-ekimae - Ino
Highways
Kōchi Expressway
National Route 33
National Route 194
National Route 439
Sister city relations
Local attractions
- Ino Paper Museum
Noted people from Ino
- Arase Nagahide, sumo wrestler and television personality
References
- "Ino town official statistics" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan.
- 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- Ino population statistics
External links
Media related to Ino, Kōchi at Wikimedia Commons- Ino official website (in Japanese)
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