is a

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located in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated

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of 48,736 in 20,500 households, and a

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of 3,717 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Takahama is situated in south-central Aichi Prefecture, on Kinuura Bay at the head of Atsumi Peninsula.

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Takahama is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1592 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Takahama has been relatively steady over the past 50 years.

Neighboring municipalities

; Aichi Prefecture * Kariya * Anjō * Hekinan * Handa *

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History

Late modern period

Takahama Village was created within

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on October 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on July 9, 1900, and annexed neighboring Yoshihama and Takatori villages on May 1, 1906.

Contemporary history

Takahama was raised to city status on December 1, 1970, at which time Hekikai District ceased to exist.

Government

Takahama has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city legislature of 16 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 13 of the lower house of the

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External relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

National

;Sister city * Mizunami（

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Economy

Primary sector of the economy

Animal husbandry

*Chicken Farming - ''Torimeshi''

Forestry

*Wood Processing

Secondary sector of the economy

Manufacturing

*Automobile Manufacturing *Ceramic Industry

Education

Schools

Takahama has five public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the city government, and two public high school operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.

Transportation

MT-Mikawa Takahama Station-WestGate 2018

Railways

Conventional lines

;

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* Meitetsu Mikawa Line：- - - -

Roads

Japan National Route

* *

Notable people

* Yuzuru Azusa – singer * Ōoka Tatsu – painter * Masaaki Ohata – jockey * Ryo Sakakibara – baseball player * Taka Hamako – cartoonist, wife of

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* Takeuchi Satifo – lead for pop band Takeuchi Denki, guitar * Shigeharu Naito – trainer for

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* Yamashita Katsurafumi – vocalist for the pop band Takeuchi *

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– wrestler

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities in Aichi Prefecture Port settlements in Japan Populated coastal places in Japan