Ibusuki
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Template:Nihongo is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Template:As of, the city had an estimated population of 37,594 in 17477 households, and a population density of 250 people per km2.<ref name="Ibusuki-hp">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The total area of the city is Template:Cvt.
GeographyEdit
Ibusuki is located about 50 kilometers south of Kagoshima City, on the southeastern tip of the Satsuma Peninsula, and faces the East China Sea and Kagoshima Bay from the northeastern to eastern, southern and southwestern parts of the city. Lake Ikeda is located in the center of the city, and Unagi Pond is to the east of that. Mount Kaimon is located along the East China Sea in the southwestern part of the city. The urban center is mainly formed along the coast, but in the area around Mount Kaimon, the urban area is located inland from Mount Kaimon. Parts of the city are within the borders of the Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park.
GeologyEdit
The city has many volcanoes and hot springs of the Ibusuki Volcanic Field. The Yamagawa Binary Power Station uses local geothermal power to contribute a maximum of 4990 kilowatts as a "green energy" source.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Neighboring municipalitiesEdit
Kagoshima Prefecture
ClimateEdit
Ibusuki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, and is heavier in summer, especially the months of June and July. The average annual temperature in Ibusuki is Template:Convert. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around Template:Convert, and lowest in January, at around Template:Convert.<ref name ="normals"/> Its record high is Template:Cvt, reached on 18 August 2020, and its record low is Template:Cvt, reached on 25 January 2016.<ref name = "extremes"/> Due to its marine subtropical climate, the city is the northern limit in Japan where cycads grow naturally.<ref name="IbusukiOfficialSummary"/>
DemographicsEdit
Per Japanese census data, the population of Ibusuki in 2020 is 39,011 people.<ref name=zensus/> Since the census began in Ibusuki in 1950, the town's population has been slowly declining, with no signs of picking up. In March 2012, the city had an estimated population of 43,931, with 19,119 households and a population density of 294.82 persons per km2. However the census of 2020 confirmed a population decline to 39,011 <ref name="IbusukiOfficialSummary"/><ref name=zensus/> and by October 2022 there were only 17,537 households .<ref name="IbusukiOfficialLatest"/> The census of 2024, showed that the population had declined even further and was at 36,656 people, and 17,317 households.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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HistoryEdit
The area of Ibusuki was part of ancient Satsuma Province. During the Edo Period, the area was under the control of Satsuma Domain. After the Meiji restoration, the village of Ibusuki was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Ibusuki was raised to town status on May 1, 1933. Much of the town of destroyed in a fire on February 24, 1938. On April 1, 1954 Ibusuki merged with the village of Imaizumi and was elevated to city status. On January 1, 2006, the towns of Kaimon and Yamagawa (both from Ibusuki District) were merged into Ibusuki.
GovernmentEdit
Ibusuki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Ibusuki contributes one member to the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Kagoshima 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
EconomyEdit
The local economy of Ibusuki is reliant on commercial fishing, agriculture, electricity production and tourism.
EducationEdit
Ibusuki has nine public elementary schools, five public junior high school and one public high school operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Kagoshima Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates a special education school for the handicapped.
TransportationEdit
RailwaysEdit
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HighwaysEdit
Sister citiesEdit
Local attractionsEdit
Ibusuki is famous for black-sand spas known as sunamushi onsen and the fine noodle sōmen nagashi.<ref name="IbusukiOfficialSummary"/>
- Chiringashima
- Hirasaki Shrine
- Ibusuki Experimental Botanical Garden
- Ibusuki Onsen
- Iwasaki Art Museum
- Lake Ikeda
- Mount Kaimon
- Ryūgū Shrine
- Tōsenkyō
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Ibusuki City official website Template:In lang
- Kagoshima Prefectural Visitors Bureau official website Template:In lang
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- Photos of the sand baths at Ibusuki and area attractions
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