Minami-Alps, Yamanashi
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Geography
The city is named for its location on the eastern foothills of the "Southern Alps". This mountain range includes Mount Kita, Japan's second-highest mountain, as well as a number of other mountains that top 3,000 meters. The urbanized zones lie along the three rivers running along these mountains: Midai River, Takizawa River, and Tsubo River. The area is noted for growing fruit, especially: cherries, peaches, plums, grapes, pears, persimmons, kiwi, and apples.
Surrounding municipalities
Climate
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Minami-Alps is 10.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1539 mm with September as the wettest month.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Minami-Alps has recently plateaued after several decades of growth.
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History
The city of Minami-Alps was established on April 1, 2003, by the merger of the towns of Kōsai, Kushigata, Shirane and Wakakusa, and the villages of Ashiyasu and Hatta (all from Nakakoma District).
Government
Minami-Alps has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 22 members.
Economy
The economy of Minami-Alps is primarily agricultural, with seasonal tourism and forestry playing secondary roles.
Education
- Minami-Alps has 15 public elementary schools, one combined public elementary/middle school and six public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has two public high schools and one special education school operated by the Yamanashi Prefectural Board of Education.
- International schools - Alps Gakuen (former Colégio Pitágoras) - Brazilian school[4]
Transportation
Railway
- Minami-Alps is the only city in Yamanashi which does not have any passenger railway services.
Highway
- E52 Chūbu-Ōdan Expressway
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Sister cities
- Template:Flagicon Anamizu, Ishikawa, Japan
- Template:Flagicon Marshalltown, Iowa, United States
- Template:Flagicon Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan
- Template:Flagicon Tsubetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
- Template:Flagicon Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
- Template:Flagicon Winterset, Iowa, United States
Friendship city
- Template:Flagicon Dujiangyan City, China
Notable people from Minami-Alps
- Kaori Chiba, women's field hockey player
- Shin Kanemaru, politician
- Masae Kasai, women's volleyball player
- Tachū Naitō, architect, engineer
- Akira Takabe, professional football player
See also
References
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- ↑ Minami-Alps population statistics
- ↑ "Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão" (Archive). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.
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External links
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