| Nonoichi | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 36.5194°N 136.6098°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: | Tadaaki Awa |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.56 |
| Population Total: | 54,112 |
| Population As Of: | January 31, 2024 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City symbols |
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| Blank1 Name Sec1: | -Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Camellia japonica |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | -Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Camellia japonica |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | -Bird |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 076-227-600 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 1-1 Minō, Nonoichi-shi, Ishikawa-ken 921-8510 |
is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 54,112 in 25,381 households, and a population density of 4,000 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city was 13.56sqkm.
Nonoichi is in central Ishikawa Prefecture, sandwiched between the geographically much larger cities of Kanazawa and Hakusan. The city is located on flatlands on the fertile floodplain of the Tedori River
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Nonoichi has grown rapidly over the past 50 years.
Nonoichi has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nonoichi is 14.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2,542 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 3.0 °C.[3]
The area around Nonoichi was part of ancient Kaga Province. The area became part Kaga Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate, and nonoichi was a post station on the Hokuriku kaidō highway.[4] Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into Ishikawa District, Ishikawa. The village of Nonoichi was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on July 1, 1924. A referendum to merge with the city of Kanazawa was rejected in 1937. On April 1, 1955, Nonoichi expanded by annexing the neighbouring village of Tomioka. Nonoichi was elevated to city status on November 11, 2011. Ishikawa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.[5]
Nonoichi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 15 members.
Nonoichi is primarily a bedroom community for the city of Kanazawa. Local industries include agriculture and food processing.
Nonoichi has five public elementary schools and two middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school.
Effective 16 March 2024, JR West no longer operates in Nonoichi as its operations on the Hokuriku Main Line have since been transferred to the IR Ishikawa Railway.[6]
Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line
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