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	City
	; Kaga City Hall;
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	; Location of Kaga in Ishikawa Prefecture;
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	Coordinates: 36°18′10″N 136°18′54.1″E / 36.30278°N 136.315028°E / 36.30278; 136.315028Coordinates: 36°18′10″N 136°18′54.1″E / 36.30278°N 136.315028°E / 36.30278; 136.315028;
Country	Japan
Region	; Chūbu (Hokuriku)
Prefecture	Ishikawa Prefecture
Government;
• Mayor	Riku Miyamoto
Area;
• Total	305.87 km2 (118.10 sq mi)
Population (March 1 2018);
• Total	67,793
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	; UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols
-Tree	Pine
-Flower	Iris
-Bird	Duck
Phone number	0761-72-1111
Address	2-41 Minami-chō, Daishōji, Kaga-shi, Ishikawa-ken; 922-8622
Website	Official website

City in Chūbu (Hokuriku), Japan

Kaga (加賀市, Kaga-shi) is a city located in southwestern Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2018^[update], the city had an estimated population of 67,793 in 29054 households, and a population density of 290 persons per km².^[1] The total area of the city was 305.87 square kilometres (118.10 sq mi).

Geography

Kaga is located in the extreme southwestern corner of Ishikawa Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan and is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west and Fukui Prefecture to the south. Parts of the coastal areas of the city are within the borders of the Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park.

Neighbouring municipalities

Ishikawa Prefecture
- Komatsu

Fukui Prefecture
- Awara
- Katsuyama
- Sakai

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[2] the population of Kaga has remained stable over the past 40 years.

Census Year	Population
1970	69,664
1980	77,335
1990	80,714
2000	79,653
2010	71,887

Climate

Kaga has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kaga is 14.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2499 mm with September as the wettest month.The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.8 °C.^[3]

History

The area around Kaga was part of ancient Kaga Province. The area became part Daishōji Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into Enuma District, Ishikawa. The town of Daishōji was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On January 1, 1958, Daishōji merged with the towns of Yamashiro, Katayamazu, Iburihashi, Hashitate and the villages of Miki, Mitani, Nangō and Shioya (all from Enuma District) to form the city of Kaga. the city expanded on October 1, 2005 through a merger with the town of Yamanaka (from Enuma District).

Government

Kaga has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 18 members.

Economy

Kaga was traditionally known for its production of Kutani ware ceramics and a type of silk fabric known as Kaga habutae.^[4] It is also an important tourist city with a number of temples and hot-springs.

Education

Kaga has 21 public elementary schools and seven middle schools operated by the city government, and four public high schools operated by the Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates a special education school.

Transportation

Railway

West Japan Railway Company - Hokuriku Main Line

Daishōji - Kagaonsen - Iburihashi

Highway

Hokuriku Expressway

National Route 8

National Route 305

National Route 364

National Route 365

Local attractions

Yamanaka Onsen

Yamashiro Onsen

Katayamazu Onsen

Sister city relations

Dundas, Ontario, Canada, since 1968^[5]

Tainan, Taiwan, friendship city

References

^ Official statistics page

^ Kaga population statistics

^ Kaga climate data

^ Campbell, Allen; Nobel, David S (1993). Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha. p. 708. ISBN 406205938X..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

^ Official Site of Kids for Kaga - History

External links

Media related to Kaga, Ishikawa at Wikimedia Commons

Kaga City official website (in Japanese)

katayamazu onsen

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[1] Official statistics page

[2] Kaga population statistics

[3] Kaga climate data

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[5] Official Site of Kids for Kaga - History

v t e Ishikawa Prefecture
Kanazawa (capital)
Core city	Kanazawa
Cities	Hakui Hakusan Kaga Kahoku Komatsu Nanao Nomi Nonoichi Suzu Wajima
Districts	Hakui District Hōdatsushimizu Shika Hōsu District Anamizu Noto Kahoku District Tsubata Uchinada Kashima District Nakanoto Nomi District Kawakita
List of mergers in Ishikawa Prefecture

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