Kumano, Mie Explained

Kumano
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:City
Image Blank Emblem:Emblem of Kumano, Mie.svg
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Image Map1:Kumano in Mie Prefecture Ja.svg
Pushpin Map:Japan
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Coordinates:33.8886°N 136.1002°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kansai
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Mie
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Kanji Kawakami
Area Total Km2:373.35
Population Total:16232
Population As Of:July 2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Japan Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+9
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Blank Info Sec1:0597-89-4111
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Blank1 Info Sec1:796 Idochō, Kumano-shi, Mie-ken 519-4392
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Blank Info Sec2:Cfa
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Tree:Cryptomeria
Flower:Sasayuri (Lilium japonicum)

is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 16,232 in 8,746 households and a population density of 43 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 373.35sqkm. Kumano is Yoshino-Kumano National Park's finest international beach resort.

Geography

Kumano is located near the southern tip of the Kii Peninsula, in southern Mie Prefecture, facing the Pacific Ocean. Parts of the city are within the limits of the Yoshino-Kumano National Park.

Neighboring municipalities

Mie Prefecture

Wakayama Prefecture

Nara Prefecture

Climate

Kumano has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kumano is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around .

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Kumano has decreased steadily over the past 60 years.

History

The area of the modern city of Kumano was within ancient Kii Province and was part of the holdings of the Kii Tokugawa clan, and administered as part of the Kii-Shingū Domain in the Edo period. After the Meiji restoration, the town of Kinomoto was established within Minamimuro District with the early Meiji period creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The city of Kumano was established on November 3, 1954 by the merger of Kinomoto with the surrounding villages of Isato, Kamikawa, Arii, Atashika, Arasaki and Tomari (all from Minamimuro District).

On November 15, 2005, the town of Kiwa (also from Minamimuro District) was also merged into Kumano.

Government

Kumano has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 14 members. Kumano, collectively with the towns of Mihama of Kihō, contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Mie 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Kumano is centered on commercial fishing, forestry and horticulture (oranges). Kumano is also known for its Nachiguro-ishi which can be used to make inkstone[3] and black Go stones.[4]

Education

Kumano has nine public elementary schools and seven public middle schools operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Mie Prefectural Department of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

Transportation

Railway

JR TōkaiKisei Main Line

Highway

Local attractions

A portion of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is located within Kumano.

Sister city relations

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kumano city official statistics. Japan. ja. 2021-07-22. 2022-01-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20220110103907/https://www.city.kumano.lg.jp/sisei/toukei.html. dead.
  2. https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-mie.php Kumano population statistics
  3. Web site: Nachiguro inkstone . 2023-09-24 . en.
  4. Web site: Chapter 3. Black Go Stones . 2023-09-24 . kurokigoishiten . en.
  5. Web site: International Exchange. List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). 21 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160205181930/http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=24&n=Mie%20Prefecture. 5 February 2016.