Gozaisho Ropeway and Komono in distance

Komono (菰野町, Komono-chō) is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2021, the town had an estimated population of 41,542 in 16883 households and a population density of 390 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town was 106.89 square kilometres (41.27 sq mi).

Geography

Komono is located in the mountainous region of northern Mie Prefecture, bordering on Shiga Prefecture. Parts of the town are within the limits of the Suzuka Quasi-National Park.

Neighboring municipalities

Mie Prefecture

Shiga Prefecture

Climate

Komono has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Komono is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1737 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Komono has increased steadily over the past 60 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 16,101—    
1930 16,363+1.6%
1940 15,849−3.1%
1950 20,897+31.9%
1960 20,217−3.3%
1970 24,187+19.6%
1980 29,373+21.4%
1990 32,263+9.8%
2000 37,972+17.7%
2010 39,973+5.3%

History

Komoro is located in ancient Ise Province and was the center of 12,000 koku Komono Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate, ruled by the Hijikata clan from 1600 until the Meiji restoration of 1871. In the establishment of municipalities under the Meiji government’s reforms, it became Komoro village within Mie District of Mie Prefecture on April 1, 1889. Komoro was elevated to town status in 1928.

Government

Komono has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Komono contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Mie 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Education

Komono has five public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Mie Prefectural Board of Education..

Transportation

Railway

Kintetsu Railway Kintetsu Railway – Yunoyama Line

Highway

Local attractions

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Komono town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Komono climate data
  3. ^ Komono population statistics

External links

Media related to Komono, Mie at Wikimedia Commons