Kami, Kōchi
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Geography
Kami is located in the eastern part of Kōchi Prefecture. It is the only city in Kōchi prefecture that does not face the sea.
Neighbouring municipalities
Kōchi Prefecture
Tokushima Prefecture
Climate
The climate in the region is warm and temperate, with significant rainfall throughout the year, even in the driest months. January is considered the month with the least amount of rainfall, around Template:Cvt. July is the wettest month, with an average of Template:Cvt. The average annual rainfall is around Template:Cvt.[2]
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Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Kami in 2020 is 26,513 people.[3] Kami has been conducting censuses since 1960. <templatestyles src="Module:Historical populations/styles.css"/>Script error: No such module "Historical populations".
History
As with all of Kōchi Prefecture, the area of Kami 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. The area was organized into villages within Kami District with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The city of Kami was established on March 1, 2006,[4] from the merger of the towns of Kahoku and Tosayamada, and the village of Monobe. On the same day, the remaining municipalities of Kami District merged to form the city of Kōnan, and the district was abolished as a result.[5][6]
Government
Kami has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 20 members. Kami contributes one member to the Kōchi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Kōchi 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
Kami's economy is centered on agriculture and forestry. The production of forged knives is a traditional local handicraft.
Education
Kami has seven public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Kōchi Prefectural Board of Education. The Kochi University of Technology is located in Kami.
Transportation
Railway
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Highways
- File:JP Expressway E55.svg Kōchi Expressway
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Sister cities
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Local attractions
- Ryūga Cave, Natural Monument and National Historic Site
- TosaYamada stadium
- Yanase Takashi Memorial Hall
Noted people from Kami
- Takenori Emoto
- Taira Hara, manga artist born in Tosayamada
- Keisuke Katto
- Yoshitaka Katori
- Yumiko Kurahashi (1935–2005), writer and antinovelist.
- Takashi Yanase
See also
- Template:MoMP for asteroid 26097 Kamishi
References
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