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Tamaki, Mie

Coordinates: 34°29′N 136°38′E / 34.483°N 136.633°E / 34.483; 136.633
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Tamaki 
玉城町
Tamaki town hall
Tamaki town hall
Flag of Tamaki 
Official seal of Tamaki 
Location of Tamaki in Mie Prefecture
Location of Tamaki in Mie Prefecture
Tamaki  is located in Japan
Tamaki 
Tamaki 
 
Coordinates: 34°29′N 136°38′E / 34.483°N 136.633°E / 34.483; 136.633
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureMie
DistrictWatarai
Area
 • Total
40.94 km2 (15.81 sq mi)
Population
 (July 31, 2021)
 • Total
15,353
 • Density380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeMaki
- FlowerCherry blossom
Phone number0596-58-8200
Address114-2 Tamaru, Tamaki-chō, Watarai-gun, Mie-ken 519-0495
WebsiteOfficial website

Tamaki (玉城町, Tamaki-chō) is a town located in Watarai District, Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2021, the town had an estimated population of 15,353 in 5844 households and a population density of 380 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town was 40.94 square kilometres (15.81 sq mi).

Geography

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Tamaki is an inland municipality, located in eastern Kii Peninsula, near the geographic center of Mie Prefecture. Springtime in Tamaki-chō features cherry blossoms, rice fields, persimmon trees, nurseries and vegetable fields growing daikon, cabbage and more. There are many forests which have been designated as wildlife protection areas.

Neighboring municipalities

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Mie Prefecture

Climate

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Tamaki has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tamaki is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1856 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.1 °C.[2]

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Tamaki has been increasing steadily over the past 60 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1960 10,786—    
1970 10,482−2.8%
1980 11,643+11.1%
1990 12,348+6.1%
2000 14,284+15.7%
2010 15,300+7.1%

History

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Tamaru Castle Site in Spring 2013

The area of present-day Tamaki was part of ancient Shima Province, but was transferred to Ise Province in 1582. Tamaki was the site of a Sengoku period Japanese castle, Tamaru Castle, which dominated the surrounding area, including access to the Ise Grand Shrines. The castle was initially built by Kitabatake Chikafusa of the Kitabatake Clan in 1336, to serve as a base of operations for Emperor Go-Daigo's Southern Court during the conflict between the Northern and Southern Court known as the Nanboku-chō period.[4] The castle was destroyed in the early Meiji period.

Tamaru Town was created within Watarai District of Mie Prefecture with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It merged with the neighboring village of Higashitokida and assumed its present name on April 10, 1955.

Government

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Tamaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 13 members. Tamaki, collectively with the other municipalities of Watari District, contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Mie 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

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The town serves as a commercial center for the surrounding region. "Tamaki Pork" is a local speciality.

Education

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Tamaki has four public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school. There is one special education school for the handicapped operated by the Mie Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

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Railway

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JR TōkaiSangū Line

  • ‹See TfM›Tamaru

Highway

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Sister cities

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References

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  1. ^ "Tamaki town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Tamaki climate data
  3. ^ Tamaki population statistics
  4. ^ "田丸城跡周辺散策| 玉城町". kizuna.town.tamaki.mie.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
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