| Kamiichi | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
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| Coordinates: | 36.7°N 159°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Hokuriku) | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Toyama | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Subdivision Name3: | Nakaniikawa | ||
| Leader Title: | - Mayor | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 236.71 | ||
| Population Total: | 20827 | ||
| Population As Of: | June 2018 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 076-472-1111 | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Hoon-ji 1-banchi, Kamiichi-machi, Nakaniikawa-gun, Toyama-ken 930-0393 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||
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right|thumb|270px|Panorama of Kamiichi is a town located in Nakaniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 20,827 in 7958 households [1] and a population density of 88 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 236.71sqkm.
Kamiichi is located in east-central Toyama Prefecture, approximately 15 kilometers to the east of the capital of Toyama city. Most of the town is very mountainous, with peaks rising to almost 3000 meters in the southeast. The 2999 meter Mount Tsurugi is located in Kamiichi.
The town has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by hot summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kamiichi is 13.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2243 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.4 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kamiichi has decreased slightly over the past 40 years.
The area of present-day Kamiichi was part of ancient Etchū Province. The town of Kamiichi was created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
Kamiichi has six public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Toyama Prefectural Board of Education.
Much of the 2012 film Wolf Children is set in Kamiichi.