| Nomi | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 36.447°N 136.5541°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Hokuriku) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ishikawa Prefecture |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Toshiaki Ide |
| Area Total Km2: | 84.14 |
| Population Total: | 50,132 |
| Population As Of: | March 1, 2018 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City symbols |
| Blank Info Sec1: | |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | -Tree |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | -Flower |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | -Bird |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0761-58-1111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 110 Raimaru-machi, Nomi-shi, Ishikawa-ken 926-8611 |
is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 50,132 in 18,585 households, and a population density of 600 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city was 84.14sqkm.
Nomi is located in southwestern Ishikawa Prefecture and is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the east.
Nomi has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nomi is 14.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2,527 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.7 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Nomi has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.
The area around Nomi was part of ancient Kaga Province and contains numerous Kofun period ruins. The area became part Kaga Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into Nomi District, Ishikawa. The town of Nomi was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
The modern city of Nomi was established on February 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Neagari, Tatsunokuchi and Terai.
Nomi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 17 members.
Former Terai town was a noted centre of Kutani ware ceramics production in the past. Manufacturing of electrical components and textiles are major contributors to the modern local economy.
Nomi has eight public elementary schools and three middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school. The Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST Hokuriku) is also located in Nomi.
Effective 16 March 2024, JR West no longer operates in Nomi as its operations on the Hokuriku Main Line have since been transferred to the IR Ishikawa Railway.[4]
IR Ishikawa Railway
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