| Itayanagi | |||||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||||
| Image Map1: | Itayanagi in Aomori Prefecture Ja.svg | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||
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| Coordinates: | 40.6959°N 140.4573°W | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku | ||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Aomori | ||||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Kitatsugaru | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 41.88 | ||||
| Population Total: | 12,686 | ||||
| Population As Of: | February 1, 2023 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number | ||||
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0172-73-2111 | ||||
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address | ||||
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 239-3 Doi, Itayanagi-machi, Kitatsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-3692 | ||||
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right|thumb|270px|KaidoJinja founded by Tsugaru Tamenobu is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 13,332 in 5450 households,[1] and a population density of 300 persons per km². The total area of the town is 41.88sqkm.
Itayanagi is located at the base of Tsugaru Peninsula in Kitatsugaru District of Aomori Prefecture. The Iwaki River flows through the town.
Aomori Prefecture
The town has a cold humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) characterized by warm short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Itayanagi is 10.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1290 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.7 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Itayanagi has decreased steadily over the past 60 years.
The area around Itayanagi was controlled by the Tsugaru clan of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo period, and was the location of a daikansho. After the Meiji Restoration, it was formed into a village on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on April 1, 1920. On March 10, 1955, Itayanagi annexed the neighboring villages of Hataoka, Koami, and Arakawa.
Itayanagi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town legislature of 12 members. Kitatsugaru District, less the town of Nakadomari, contributes one member to the Aomori Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Aomori 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
The economy of Itayanagi is heavily dependent on horticulture, especially for apples, with rice as a secondary crop.
Itayanagi has four public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Aomori Prefectural Board of Education.
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