Nagakute is located in the Owari Hills of central Aichi Prefecture, at an elevation of 43 to 184 meters, and is bordered by the metropolis of Nagoya to the west. Thirteen rivers flow through the city.
Climate
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Nagakute is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1641 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 4.0 °C.[3]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Nagakute has increased dramatically over the past 50 years. The median age of a population in 2020 was 40.2 years old, the youngest in Japan.
Nagakute Village was established within Aichi District on May 10, 1906, through the merger of the hamlets of Nagakute (different spelling as 長湫村), Kamigō and Yazako.
Contemporary history
Nagakute was elevated to town status on April 1, 1971.
Expo 2005 was a major boost to the local economy, and led to the construction of the Linimo, a commercial linear motor train, to connect the area with the Nagoya metropolis.
Nagakute was elevated to city status on January 4, 2012.[5]
Government
Nagakute city hall
Nagakute has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 18 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.
Due to its location, Nagakute's economy is centered around the automobile industry.
Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc. is located in the city, as is electrical systems manufacturer Nitto Kogyo.
Nagakute is also the head office of the Aichi Rapid Transit Co., Ltd., better known as the operator of the LinimoMaglevHigh Speed Surface Transport.
Nagakute has six public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.
The Meitetsu Bus, which serves Nagakute and the surrounding municipalities, operates the Nagoya depot [ja] within the city limits.
Nagakute is also served by the N-Bus [ja], which is a community bus owned by the city of Nagakute and operated by Meitetsu Bus.
Meitetsu Bus Nagoya Depot
N-Bus
Roads
Expressways
The Nagoya Seto Expressway [ja], which is designated as a Regional High-Standard Highway, starts from Nagakute and funnels traffic in to the Tōmei Expressway, which passes through Nagakute has no interchange within city limits. However, the Nagoya Interchange, which serves the Tomei and Mei-Nikan Expressways, is close to city limits.
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