Toyoyama
{{Short description|Town in Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan}}
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| subdivision_name1 = Chūbu region
Tōkai region
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| subdivision_name2 = Aichi
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| subdivision_name3 = Nishikasugai
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| population_as_of = October 1, 2019
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| blank_info_sec2 = 0568-28-0001
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| blank1_info_sec2 = Toyoyama-chō, Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi-ken 480-0292
| website = {{official website|http://www.town.toyoyama.lg.jp/}}
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File:Aerial photo of Toyoyama Town 10-Aug-2019.jpg
{{nihongo|Toyoyama|豊山町|Toyoyama-chō}} is a town located in Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. {{As of|2019|10|01}}, the town had an estimated population of 15,630 in 6,757 households,[https://www.town.toyoyama.lg.jp/ Toyoyama Town official statistics] {{in lang|ja}} and a population density of 2,529 persons per km2. The total area of the town is {{convert|6.18|sqkm|sqmi}}.
Geography
Toyoyama is located in the flatlands of central Aichi Prefecture. A third of the area of the town is occupied by Nagoya Airfield.
=Neighboring municipalities=
- Aichi Prefecture
- Kasugai
- Kitanagoya
- Komaki
- Nagoya – Kita-ku
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-aichi.php Toyoyama population statistics] the population of Toyoyama has been increasing over the past 20 years.
{{Historical populations
| 1940 | 3,713
| 1950 | 4,265
| 1960 | 4,612
| 1970 | 11,005
| 1980 | 13,693
| 1990 | 13,213
| 2000 | 13,001
| 2010 | 14,404
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=Climate=
The town has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Toyoyama is 15.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1713 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C.[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/aichi/toyoyama-47582/ Toyoyama climate data]
History
Aoyama and Toyoba villages were created within Nishikasugai District, Aichi with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. The town villages merged to form the village of Toyoyama on July 16, 1906. Toyoyama was elevated to town status on April 1, 1972.
Economy
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aerospace Division assembles the Mitsubishi Regional Jet in Toyoyama. Nakanihon Air Service, a general aviation operator, is also located in Toyoyama on the airport grounds.{{cite web|url=http://www.nnk.co.jp/english/index.html|title=Welcome To Nakanihon Air Service Station|publisher=Nakanihon Air Service|accessdate=August 9, 2011}} Toyoyama is also home to the Nagoya Central Wholesale Market.
Education
- Toyoyama has three public elementary schools and one public high school. The schools are operated by the town government.
Transportation
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=Railway=
Toyoyama does not have a passenger railway service.
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File:Nishikasugai Toyoyama Vil km zero.jpg of Toyoyama]]
- 24px Route 11 (Nagoya Expressway)
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|41}}
Notable people from Toyoyama
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- {{official website|http://www.town.toyoyama.lg.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Aichi}}
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Category:Towns in Aichi Prefecture
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