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:Agano, Niigata

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| name = Agano

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| subdivision_name1 = Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Hokuriku)

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| leader_name = Hiroyuki Katō (since April 2024)

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| population_as_of = July 1, 2019

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| blank1_info_sec2 = 10–15 Okayama, Agano-shi, Niigata-ken 959–2092

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{{Nihongo|Agano|阿賀野市|Agano-shi}} is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. {{As of|2019|07|01}}, the city had an estimated population of 41,204 in 14,417 households,[http://www.city.agano.niigata.jp Agano city official statistics]{{in lang|ja}} and a population density of 214 persons per km2. The total area of the city is {{convert|192.74|sqkm|sqmi}}.[https://web.archive.org/web/20181115195041/http://www.city.agano.niigata.jp/soshiki/kikakuzaisei/44.html Agano city official profile] {{in lang|ja}}

Geography

File:Suibara Sato Residence Storehouse 002 May2020.jpg

Agano is located in an inland region of north-central Niigata Prefecture. As the city name implies, the Agano River flows through the west side of the city. The highest elevation is the summit of Mount Gozu at 912 meters. Approximately one third of the city area is covered in mountains and forests, and slightly over one third is farmland.

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Climate

Agano has a Humid climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Agano is 13.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1874 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.4 °C.[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/niigata/agano-5510/ Agano climate data]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-niigata.php Agano population statistics] the population of Agano was relatively stable throughout the late 20th century but has declined in the 21st.

{{Historical populations

| 1970 | 47,582

| 1980 | 47,490

| 1990 | 48,465

| 2000 | 48,456

| 2010 | 45,560

| 2020 | 40,696

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History

File:Suibara Daikansho 002 May2020.jpg

File:Amalgamation Agano jp.svg, Yasuda, Kyōgase and Sasakami)]]

The area of present-day Agano was part of ancient Echigo Province. During the Edo period the area was divided between territories controlled by Shibata Domain, Murakami Domain and tenryō territory held directly by the Tokugawa shogunate. The area was organised as part of Kitakanbara District, Niigata following the Meiji restoration, and the town of Suibara and villages of Yasuda, Kyōgase and Sasakami were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Yasuda was raised to town status in 1960. The city of Agano was established on April 1, 2004, with the merger of these four municipalities.

Economy

File:Yasuda Kawara Road 004 April2020.jpg

The economy of Agano is dominated by agriculture, including livestock production and cut flowers, but paddy rice remains the dominant crop. In the manufacturing industry, the city has factories for the production of computer related parts manufacturing, food processing, furniture, ceramics and stone products.

Government

File:Agano cityhall.jpg

Agano has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 20 members.http://www.city.agano.niigata.jp/site/gikai/ Agano City Assembly official website]{{in lang|ja}}

Education

Agano has eleven public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by the city government. There is one public high school operated by the Niigata Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

Transportation

=Railway=

20px JR East – Uetsu Main Line

  • {{STN|Kyōgase|x}} – {{STN|Suibara|x}} – {{STN|Kamiyama|x}}

=Highway=

  • {{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E49}} – Yasuda IC
  • {{jct|country=JPN|Route|49}}
  • {{jct|country=JPN|Route|290}}
  • {{jct|country=JPN|Route|459}}
  • {{jct|country=JPN|Route|460}}

Local attractions

  • {{nihongo|Gozu onsen area|五頭温泉郷|Gozu onsen gō}}
  • {{nihongo|Deyu onsen|出湯温泉}}
  • {{nihongo|Murasugi onsen|村杉温泉}}
  • {{nihongo|Imaita onsen|今板温泉}}
  • Lake Hyōko (Ramsar site)
  • Mount Gozu
  • {{nihongo|Suntopia World amusement park|サントピアワールド}}
  • {{nihongo|Yasuda Tile Road|やすだ瓦ロード|Yasuda Kawara Road}}

Lake Hyouko.jpg|Lake Hyōko with overwintering swans

Yasuda Kawara Road 007 April2020.jpg|Yasuda Tile Road

Niigata r329 Gozu Deyu Onsen 001 May2020.jpg|Deyu Onsen

SUNTOPIA WORLD.JPG|Suntopia World

=Local foods=

Notable people from Agano

References

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External links

{{Commons category}}

  • [http://www.city.agano.niigata.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
  • [https://agano-spot.com/english/ Agano City Tourism Association's Official Website] {{in lang|en}}

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Category:Cities in Niigata Prefecture