Ino, Kōchi

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Ino Town Hall
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Ino Paper Museum

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Geography

Ino is located in the Shikoku Mountains of north-central Kōchi Prefecture.

Neighbouring municipalities

Ehime Prefecture

Kōchi Prefecture

Climate

Ino has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. There is significant precipitation throughout the year, especially during June and July. The average annual temperature in Ino is Script error: No such module "convert".. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with September 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 Ino was Template:Cvt on 11 July 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was Template:Cvt on 15 January 1985.[3]

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Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Ino in 2020 is 21,374 people.[4] Ino has been conducting censuses since 1920. As with the general aging of Japan, Ino faces demographic challenges with many local businesses struggling to find enough workers and closing down.[5] <templatestyles src="Module:Historical populations/styles.css"/>Script error: No such module "Historical populations".

History

As with all of Kōchi Prefecture, the area of Ino was part of ancient Tosa Province. During the Edo period, the area was part of the holdings of Tosa Domain ruled by the Yamauchi clan from their seat at Kōchi Castle. Following the Meiji restoration, the village of Ino was established within Agawa District, Kōchi with the creation of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. On October 1, 2004 the village of Gohoku, also from Agawa District, and the village of Hongawa, from Tosa District, were merged into Ino, increasing its size by almost a factor of five.

Government

Ino has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 18 members. Ino, together with the municipalities of Agawa District, contributes two members to the Kōchi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Kōchi 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Traditionally, agriculture, forestry and paper production were mainstays of the local economy.

Education

Ino has seven public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the town government and two public high schools operated by the Kōchi Prefectural Department of Education.

Transportation

Railway

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File:Tosaden kotsu logo mark.png Tosaden Kōtsū - Ino Line (tram line)

Highways

Sister cities

Local attractions

Noted people from Ino

References

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External links

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