Fuchū, Hiroshima
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Geography
Fuchū is located in the basin of the Ashida River in eastern Hiroshima.
Adjoining municipalities
Climate
Fuchū has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Fuchū is Script error: No such module "convert".. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around Script error: No such module "convert"., and lowest in January, at around Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Fuchū was Template:Cvt on July 28, 2023; the coldest temperature ever recorded was Template:Cvt on 27 February 1981.[3]
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Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Fuchū in 2020 is 37,655 people.[4] Fuchū has been conducting censuses since 1960. <templatestyles src="Module:Historical populations/styles.css"/>Script error: No such module "Historical populations".
History
The area of Fuchū was part on ancient Bingo Province, and was the site of the Nara period Bingo Provincial Capital. During the Edo Period, it was largely the territory of Fukuyama Domain. Following the Meiji restoration, the village of Fuchūichi was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It became the town of Fuchū on June 3, 1896. Fuchū was raised to city status on March 31, 1954. On April 1, 2004, the town of Jōge (from Kōnu District) was merged into Fuchū.[5]
Government
Fuchū has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 20 members. Fuchū contributes one member to the Hiroshima Prefectural Assembly.
In terms of national politics, Fuchū is part of the Hiroshima 5th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.[6] The city was previously part of Hiroshima 6th district.
Economy
Fuchū is an inland industrial city. Furniture making as a local industry has a tradition from the Edo period and in particular, the Fuchū chest-of-drawers made of paulownia wood remains famous. It is also the production area of 'Fuchū Miso'. Cotton farming and processing, textiles and dying, tobacco farming and die-cast metal products contribute to the economy.
Education
Fuchū has six public elementary schools, two public junior high schools and two public combined elementary/middle schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railway
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Highways
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References
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External links
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