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Shimotsuke (下野市, Shimotsuke-shi) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020, the city had an estimated population of 60,274 in 24,654 households,[1] and a population density of 810 persons per km². The total area of the city is 74.59 square kilometres (28.80 sq mi).

Shimotsuke
下野市
City
Shimotsuke City Hall
Location of Shimotsuke in Tochigi Prefecture
Shimotsuke
 
Coordinates: 36°23′13.9″N 139°50′31.4″E
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTochigi
Government
  MayorToshio Hirose <広瀬寿雄> (from August 2006)
Area
  Total74.59 km2 (28.80 sq mi)
Population
 (August 2020)
  Total60,274
  Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeZelkova serrata
- FlowerCalabash
- BirdJapanese bush warbler
Phone number0285-40-5551
Address1127 Koganei, Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-0492
WebsiteOfficial website
Reconstructed portion of Shimotsuke Kokubun-ji
Reconstructed portion of Shimotsuke Kokubun-ji

Geography


Shimotsuke is located in southern Tochigi Prefecture.


Surrounding municipalities


Tochigi Prefecture


Climate


Shimotsuke has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Shimotsuke is 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1373 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.4 °C.[2]


Demographics


Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Shimotsuke has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 20,526    
1930 23,069+12.4%
1940 24,691+7.0%
1950 33,491+35.6%
1960 32,401−3.3%
1970 36,471+12.6%
1980 43,641+19.7%
1990 46,673+6.9%
2000 57,447+23.1%
2010 59,464+3.5%
2020 59,507+0.1%

History


The city of Shimotsuke was established on January 10, 2006, from the merger of the towns of Minamikawachi (from Kawachi District), and the towns of Kokubunji and Ishibashi (both from Shimotsuga District).


Government


Shimotsuke has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature council of 18 members. Shimotsuke contributes one member to the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is divided between the Tochigi 1st district and the Tochigi 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.


Economy


Agriculture and light manufacturing are mainstays of the local economy, with production of Kanpyō, turmeric and spinach being prominent local crops. The city is increasingly a bedroom community for neighboring Utsunomiya.


Education



Transportation



Railway


JR East – Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line)


Highway



Local attractions



International relations



Noted people from Shimotsuke



References




Media related to Shimotsuke, Tochigi at Wikimedia Commons


На других языках


[de] Shimotsuke (Tochigi)

Shimotsuke (wörtlich: „unteres Feld“; jap. .mw-parser-output .Hani{font-size:110%}下野市 .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Shimotsuke-shi, deutsch ‚(kreisfreie) Stadt Shimotsuke‘) ist eine kreisfreie Stadt im Süden der japanischen Präfektur Tochigi (≈Provinz Shimotsuke).
- [en] Shimotsuke, Tochigi

[es] Shimotsuke (Tochigi)

Shimotsuke (下野市, Shimotsuke-shi?) es una ciudad en la prefectura de Tochigi, Japón, localizada en la parte central de la isla de Honshū, en la región de Kantō. El 1 de marzo de 2021 tenía una población estimada de 59 404 habitantes y una densidad de población de 796 personas por km².[4]

[ru] Симоцуке

Симоцуке (яп. 下野市 Симоцукэ-си) — город в Японии, находящийся в префектуре Тотиги. Площадь города составляет 74,58 км²[1], население — 59 762 человека (1 июля 2014)[2], плотность населения — 801,31 чел./км².



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