| Toyoake | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 35.0509°N 137.0128°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Aichi |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Hidekatsu Aiba |
| Area Total Km2: | 23.22 |
| Population Total: | 69525 |
| Population As Of: | October 1, 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Zelkova |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Sunflower |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0562-92-1111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 1-1 Komochimatsu, Shinden-chō, Toyoake-shi, Aichi-ken 470-1195 |
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 69,525 in 30,185 households,[1] and a population density of 2,994 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 23.22sqkm.
Toyoake is located in the coastal flatlands of central Aichi Prefecture, bordering the Nagoya metropolis.
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Toyoake is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1586 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.3 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Toyoake exploded during the 1970s and has continued to grow.
The area of modern Toyoake was part of Owari Province and was the location of many battles during the Sengoku period, one of them being the Battle of Okehazama.
It was part of the holdings of Owari Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate.
With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in 1888, Toyoake Village was created within Aichi District, Aichi.
Toyoake became a town on January 1, 1951, and was elevated to city status on August 1, 1982.
Toyoake has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 20 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 7 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia, since October 22, 2003[4]Due to its proximity to the Nagoya metropolis, Toyoake is largely a bedroom community with some light manufacturing and product distribution.
Toyoake has nine public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the city government, and one public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private junior high school and one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.
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