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Sakahogi (坂祝町, Sakahogi-chō) is a town located in Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2018^[update], the town had an estimated population of 8,253 and a population density of 640 persons per km², in 3359 households.[3] The total area of the town was 12.87 square kilometres (4.97 sq mi).

Sakahogi 坂祝町
Town
Sakahogi Town Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Sakahogi in Gifu Prefecture
Sakahogi
Coordinates: 35°35′36.1″N 136°59′7.2″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Gifu
District	Kamo
Government
• Mayor	Muneyuki Minamiyama[1]
Area
• Total	12.87 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population  (January 1, 2019)
• Total	8,253
• Density	640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols
- Tree	Nandina[2]
- Flower	Salvia[2]
Phone number	0574-26-7111
Address	Torikumi 46-18, Sakahogi-Chō, Kamo-gun, Gifu-ken 505-8501
Website	Official website (in Japanese)

Geography

Sakahogi is located on the edge of the Nōbi Plain in south-central Gifu Prefecture. The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Sakahogi is 15.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1975 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.6 °C.[4]

Neighbouring municipalities

• Gifu Prefecture
  • Seki
  • Minokamo
  • Kakamigahara
  • Kani
• Aichi Prefecture
  • Inuyama

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Sakahogi has remained relatively steady over the past 30 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1970	5,393	—
1980	6,366	+18.0%
1990	8,722	+37.0%
2000	8,853	+1.5%
2010	8,361	−5.6%
2020	8,071	−3.5%

History

The area around Sakahogi was part of traditional Mino Province. During the Edo period, it part of Kamo District, and was tenryō directly controlled by the Tokugawa shogunate. During the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, the area was organised into Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture. The village of Sakahogi was formed on April 1, 1897 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system by the merger of the hamlets of Sakakura, Torikumi, Ōhari, Kuroiwa, Fukagaya, Katsuyama and Fukada. In 1950 the Fukada part of Sakahogi was merged into the town of Ōta, now a part of Minokamo.[2] Sakahogi was raised to town status on October 1, 1968

Economy

The local economy is dominated by Pajero Manufacturing Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Motors, which assembles the Mitsubishi Pajero, a sport utility vehicle, the Mitsubishi Delica, a minivan, and the Mitsubishi Outlander in Sakahogi.

Education

Sakahogi has one public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school. The Nakanihon Automotive College is located in Sakahogi.

Transportation

Railway

• Central Japan Railway Company - Takayama Main Line
  • Sakahogi

Highway

• National Route 21
• National Route 248

Notes

External links

• Media related to Sakahogi, Gifu at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Sakahogi, Gifu

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[ru] Сакахоги

Сакахоги (яп. 坂祝町 Сакахоги-тё:) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Камо префектуры Гифу. Площадь посёлка составляет 12,89 км²[1], население — 8278 человек (1 июля 2014)[2], плотность населения — 642,20 чел./км².

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