Tōin | |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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Coordinates: | 35.0667°N 172°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansai |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Mie |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Inabe |
Area Total Km2: | 22.66 |
Population Total: | 25887 |
Population As Of: | August 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
Utc Offset1: | +9 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Symbols |
Blank Info Sec1: | |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Tree |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Prunus mume |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Paeonia lactiflora |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | • Bird |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Eurasian skylark |
Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
Blank Info Sec2: | 0594-86-2800 |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 1600 Yamada, Tōin-chō, Inabe-gun, Mie-ken 511-0295 |
is a town located in Inabe District, Mie Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 25,887 in 10027 households and a population density of 1100 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town was 22.66sqkm.
Tōin is located near the far northeastern tip of the Kii Peninsula. The Inabe River flows eastward in the center of the town, and as it goes to the north it forms a gentle hill with an elevation of about 100 meters. The city with an administrative area is approximately five kilometers east-west by 7.3 kilometers north-south.
Mie Prefecture
Tōin has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Tōin has remained steady over the past 40 years.
The area of Tōin is part of ancient Ise Province and was largely administered by Kuwana Domain during the Edo period. With the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the villages of Daicho, Inabe and Kanda were established within Inabe District, Mie. These villages merged to form the village of Tōin on November 3, 1954. Tōin was elevated to town status on April 1, 1967.
Tōin has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Tōin, collectively with the city of Inabe, contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Mie 4rd
Tōin has six public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
20px Sangi Railway – Hokusei Line