Taki 多気町 | |
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Town | |
) Ōka, Taki | |
) Flag ) Seal | |
) Location of Taki in Mie Prefecture | |
)  Taki | |
| Coordinates: 34°29′46.1″N 136°32′46.3″E / 34.496139°N 136.546194°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Mie |
| District | Taki |
| Government | |
| • - Mayor | Yukio Kubo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 103.06 km2 (39.79 sq mi) |
| Population (August 2015) | |
| • Total | 14,846 |
| • Density | 144/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Cinnamomum camphora |
| • Flower | Lilium japonicum |
| • Bird | Japanese white-eye |
| Phone number | 0598-38-1111 |
| Address | 1600 Ōka, Taki-chō, Taki-gun, Mie-ken 519-2181 |
| Website | www |
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Taki (多気町, Taki-chō) is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of August 2015, the town had an estimated population of 14,846 and a population density of 144 persons per km2. The total area was 103.06 square kilometres (39.79 sq mi).
Geography
Taki is an inland municipality located in eastern Kii Peninsula in central Mie Prefecture.
- Ponds - Gokatsura Pond, Tochi-ga-ike Pond
- Rivers - Miya River, Kushida River, Sana River, Tokida River, Harai River
Neighboring municipalities
History
The village of Ōka (相可) was established on April 1, 1889 during the establishment of municipalities in the Meiji period. It was elevated to town status on June 20 1919, and changed its name to Taki after merging of the neighboring villages of Sana and Tsuda, both in Taki District, on March 30, 1955. The village of Nishi-Tokida was annexed on April 15, 1959. On January 1, 2006 the village was merged into Taki.
Economy
Taki serves as a commercial center for the surrounding region. The major industrial employer is Sharp Corporation. Noted agricultural products include Kaki persimmons and green tea.
Education
Taki has five elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school.
Transportation
Railway
- JR Central – Kisei Main Line
- Taki - Ōka - Sana
- JR Central – Sangū Line
- Taki - Tokida
Highway
- Ise Expressway
- Kisei Expressway
- Japan National Route 42
- Japan National Route 386
Local attractions
- Gokatsura Pond Furusato Village
Sister city relations
Camas, Washington, USA
Notable people from Taki
- Katsuhito Nakazato, photographer[1]
References
- ^ Workshop announcement Archived 2012-09-17 at Archive.today, Mie Prefectural Art Museum, 2009. (in Japanese) Accessed 2010-09-03.
External links
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Media related to Taki, Mie at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)