Inabe

Inabe is located in the far northeastern tip of the Kii Peninsula, and the far northwestern corner of Mie Prefecture, along the border with Gifu and Shiga prefectures. The Inabe River flows through the city center.

• Gifu Prefecture
• Kaizu
• Ōgaki
• Yōrō
• Mie Prefecture
• Komono
• Kuwana
• Tōin
• Yokkaichi
• Shiga Prefecture
• Higashiōmi
• Taga

Inabe has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Inabe is 13.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1960 mm with September as the wettest month.[https://en.climate-data.org/search/?q=Inabe Inabe climate data]

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|Jan precipitation mm = 74.1

|Feb precipitation mm = 93.2

|Mar precipitation mm = 152.4

|Apr precipitation mm = 178.9

|May precipitation mm = 231.9

|Jun precipitation mm = 290.4

|Jul precipitation mm = 289.2

|Aug precipitation mm = 213.4

|Sep precipitation mm = 286.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 144.5

|Nov precipitation mm = 97.1

|Dec precipitation mm = 65.9

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 10.5

|Feb precipitation days = 10.4

|Mar precipitation days = 12.0

|Apr precipitation days = 10.3

|May precipitation days = 11.6

|Jun precipitation days = 13.4

|Jul precipitation days = 14.3

|Aug precipitation days = 11.0

|Sep precipitation days = 12.3

|Oct precipitation days = 9.6

|Nov precipitation days = 8.3

|Dec precipitation days = 9.8

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Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-mie.php Inabe population statistics] the population of Inabe has remained relatively steady over the past 30 years.

{{Historical populations

| 1920 | 32,074

| 1930 | 34,058

| 1940 | 32,920

| 1950 | 43,568

| 1960 | 40,007

| 1970 | 38,414

| 1980 | 41,591

| 1990 | 43,882

| 2000 | 45,630

| 2010 | 45675

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The area of modern Inabe was part of ancient Ise Province was mostly under the control of Kuwana Domain in then Edo period. With the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the village of Ageki was established within Inabe District, Mie. Ageki was raised to town status on March 10, 1929 and merged with the neighboring villages of Toyashiro and Yamasato on April 1, 1955 to form the town of Hokusei. The city of Inabe was established on December 1, 2003, from the merger of the former town of Hokusei with neighboring Inabe, Daian, and Fujiwara.

Inabe has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Inabe, together with the town of Tōin, contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Mie 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Inabe is a regional commercial center and has a mixed industrial and agricultural economy. Toyota Motor, Denso and other automobile-related industries form a strong component of the local economy.

Inabe has 11 public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Mie Prefectural Department of Education.

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20px Sangi Railway – Hokusei Line

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• Freight Railway Museum

• Kiyoshi Itô, mathematician
• Tatsuma Itō, tennis player
• Yūji Nishida, volleyball player

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Category:Cities in Mie Prefecture

Category:Inabe, Mie