| Taki | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 34.4961°N 136.5462°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansai |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mie |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Taki |
| Leader Title: | - Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Yukio Kubo |
| Area Total Km2: | 103.06 |
| Population Total: | 14210 |
| 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: | Cinnamomum camphora |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Lilium japonicum |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | • Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Japanese white-eye |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0598-38-1111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 1600 Ōka, Taki-chō, Taki-gun, Mie-ken 519-2181 |
is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 14,210 in 5730 households and a population density of 140 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town was 103.06sqkm.
Taki is an inland municipality located in eastern Kii Peninsula in central Mie Prefecture.
Mie Prefecture
Taki has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Taki is 14.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2015 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.2 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Taki has been declining slowly over the past 60 years.
The area of Take was part of ancient Ise Province. During the Edo period, it was mostly part of the holdings of Kii Domain. The village of Ōka (相可) was established on April 1, 1889, during the establishment of the modern municipalities system in the Meiji period. It was elevated to town status on June 20, 1919, and changed its name to Taki after merging of the neighboring villages of Sana and Tsuda, both in Taki District, on March 30, 1955. The village of Nishi-Tokida was annexed on April 15, 1959. On January 1, 2006, the village was merged into Taki.
Taki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 12 members. Taki, collectively with the other municipalities of Watari District, contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Mie 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Taki serves as a commercial center for the surrounding region. The major industrial employer is Sharp Corporation. Noted agricultural products include Kaki persimmons and green tea.
Taki has five public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Mie Prefectural Board of Education.