Minamiise, Mie

Minamiise (南伊勢町, Minamiise-chō) is a town located in Watarai District, Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2021, the town had an estimated population of 11,745 in 5752 households and a population density of 48 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town was 241.89 square kilometres (93.39 sq mi).

Minamiise 
南伊勢町
Gokasho Bay (五ヶ所湾)
Gokasho Bay (五ヶ所湾)
Flag of Minamiise 
Official seal of Minamiise 
Motto(s): 
"海、山と風がそよぐ自然豊かなまち"
Translation: A Town with Plentiful Nature and Ocean and Mountains Rustled by the Wind
Location of Miniamiise in Mie Prefecture  ♦ = City   ♦ = Town
Location of Miniamiise in Mie Prefecture
= City = Town
Minamiise  is located in Japan
Minamiise 
Minamiise 
 
Coordinates: 34°21′N 136°42′E
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureMie
DistrictWatarai
Government
  MayorTakumi Koyama
Area
  Total242.98 km2 (93.82 sq mi)
Population
 (August 2021)
  Total11,745
  Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0599-66-1111
AddressGokashoura, Minamiise-cho, Watarai-gun, Mie Prefecture 516-0194
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FishRed Seabream
FlowerSakura
TreeMikan (Satsuma Orange)
Minamiise Town Hall

Geography

Minamiise occupies a ria coastal region with numerous deeply indented bays located in the eastern part of the Kii Peninsula in central Mie Prefecture, along the Kumano Sea. Parts of Minamiise are inside Ise-Shima National Park.

Neighboring municipalities

Mie Prefecture

Climate

Minamiise has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minamiise is 15.9 °C (60.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,273.5 mm (89.51 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C (80.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.9 °C (42.6 °F).[2]

Climate data for Minamiise (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.3
(66.7)
21.2
(70.2)
24.5
(76.1)
27.4
(81.3)
30.9
(87.6)
34.8
(94.6)
37.8
(100.0)
38.2
(100.8)
35.3
(95.5)
31.8
(89.2)
25.2
(77.4)
24.4
(75.9)
38.2
(100.8)
Average high °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4)
11.1
(52.0)
14.3
(57.7)
19.1
(66.4)
23.0
(73.4)
25.7
(78.3)
29.4
(84.9)
30.8
(87.4)
27.9
(82.2)
23.0
(73.4)
17.8
(64.0)
12.8
(55.0)
20.4
(68.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6)
6.4
(43.5)
9.4
(48.9)
14.0
(57.2)
18.2
(64.8)
21.6
(70.9)
25.5
(77.9)
26.7
(80.1)
23.7
(74.7)
18.6
(65.5)
13.2
(55.8)
8.2
(46.8)
15.9
(60.7)
Average low °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9)
1.8
(35.2)
4.5
(40.1)
8.9
(48.0)
13.5
(56.3)
18.0
(64.4)
22.3
(72.1)
23.3
(73.9)
20.3
(68.5)
14.8
(58.6)
8.7
(47.7)
3.5
(38.3)
11.8
(53.2)
Record low °C (°F) −5.8
(21.6)
−4.9
(23.2)
−3.8
(25.2)
−1.2
(29.8)
4.6
(40.3)
10.3
(50.5)
14.9
(58.8)
15.5
(59.9)
11.6
(52.9)
5.3
(41.5)
−0.3
(31.5)
−3.5
(25.7)
−5.8
(21.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 76.7
(3.02)
86.7
(3.41)
160.7
(6.33)
193.3
(7.61)
222.9
(8.78)
256.6
(10.10)
228.7
(9.00)
185.8
(7.31)
379.1
(14.93)
286.0
(11.26)
121.8
(4.80)
75.2
(2.96)
2,273.5
(89.51)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5.3 6.3 9.6 9.6 10.9 13.3 11.9 10.0 12.5 11.0 7.1 5.7 113.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 181.6 172.5 189.5 194.2 193.0 137.6 169.1 203.3 147.0 157.4 163.2 185.6 2,094.2
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Minamiise has decreased rapidly over the past 70 years and is now much less the it was a century ago.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1950 31,508    
1960 32,071+1.8%
1970 27,813−13.3%
1980 23,883−14.1%
1990 20,933−12.4%
2000 18,235−12.9%
2010 14,791−18.9%

History

The area of Minamiise was once part of the ancient Shima Province, and was transferred to Ise Province in 1582. The village of Gokasho was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status in 1940. Gokasho merged with the neighboring villages of Honohara, Minami and Shikutaso to form the town of Nansei in 1955. On October 1, 2005, Nansei merged with the town of Nantō to form the town of Minamiise.

Government

Minamiise has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 14 members. Minamiise, collectively with the other municipalities in Watari District, contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Mie 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Minamiise is dominated by commercial fishing, including the raising of pearl oysters. Most of the business center around main town centers of Nansei and Nanto.

Education

Minamiise has three public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Mie Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

  • Minamise has no passenger train service.

Highway

Noted people from Minamiise

References

  1. "Minamiise town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. 気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  3. 観測史上1~10位の値(年間を通じての値). JMA. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  4. Minamiise population statistics
  5. "磯野貴理子" (in Japanese). Ishii-Mitsuzo Office. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

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