| Kōta | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 34.8645°N 137.1657°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu region Tōkai region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Aichi |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nukata |
| Area Total Km2: | 56.72 |
| Population Total: | 42200 |
| Population As Of: | October 1, 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Prunus serrulata |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Camellia |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0564-62-1111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Hishiike Kōta-chō, Nakata-gun, Aichi-ken 444-0192 |
is a town located in Nukata District, Aichi Prefecture, in the Tōkai region of Japan., the town had an estimated population of 42,200 in 16,198 households,[1] and a population density of 744 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 56.72sqkm.
Part of the town was called Kōda until 1954. It should not be confused with a district in the nearby city of Tahara, in the same prefecture, also called Koda (Koda-chō)
Kōta is situated in south-central Aichi Prefecture.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Kōta has been increasing over the past 70 years.
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Kōta is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1575 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.1 °C.[3]
Japanese Paleolithic period remains have been found in what is now Kōta, indicating settlement for many thousands of years. Jōmon period and Kofun period remains are plentiful. The area was part of western Mikawa Province under the Ritsuryō system, and organized into shōen under the control of Ise Shrine or the Fujiwara clan in the Heian period. It became a center for the Ikkō-ikki movement in the Sengoku period. Much of the area was under the control of Okazaki Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate and prospered due to its production of roof tiles, sake, edible oils and its position on the Tōkaidō highway. With the early Meiji period establishment of the modern municipalities system, the area was organized into villages within Nukata District, Aichi Prefecture. was formed on May 1, 1906 through the merger of three smaller hamlets. It changed the kanji spelling of its name to the present version on July 28, 1909 with the opening of a train station on the Tōkaidō Main Line. The village was elevated to town status on April 1, 1952. On August 1, 1954, the town merged with former Toyosaka village from Hazu District, at which time it changed its transliteration from Kōda to Kōta. A new town hall was completed in 1985.
Kōta is a center for manufacturing of automotive components and electronics, especially for Toyota and related companies. One of the more prominent factories in the town is Denso. Sony also has a large R&D and manufacturing complex, Sony Kohda TEC, in Sakazaki district. Agriculture is centered on greenhouse production, with strawberries as a major cash crop.
Kōta has six public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education.
Central Japan Railway Company - Tōkaidō Main Line
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