Hiji (日出町, Hiji-machi) is a town located in Hayami District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2023[update], the town had an estimated population of 28,025 in 12811 households, and a population density of 380 persons per km2. [1] The total area of the town is 73.32 km2 (28.31 sq mi).
Hiji
日出町 | |
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![]() Hiji Town Center | |
![]() Location of Hiji in Ōita Prefecture | |
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Coordinates: 33°22′10″N 131°31′56″E / 33.36944°N 131.53222°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kyushu |
Prefecture | Ōita |
District | Hayami |
Area | |
• Total | 73.32 km2 (28.31 sq mi) |
Population (November 30, 2023) | |
• Total | 28,025 |
• Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 2974-1 Hijichō, Hayami-gun, Ōita-ken 879-1506 |
Website | Official website |
Symbols | |
Flower | Camellia sasanqua |
Tree | Camellia sasanqua |
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Geography
editHiji is located in central Ōita Prefecture, at the southern tip of the Kunisaki Peninsula, about 25 kilometers north of the prefectural capital at Ōita City. It occupies the northern shore of Beppu Bay.
Neighbouring municipalities
editŌita Prefecture
Climate
editHiji has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hiji is 16.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1623 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.6 °C.[2]
Demographics
editPer Japanese census data, the population of Hiji is as shown below
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1960 | 21,494 | — |
1970 | 20,207 | −6.0% |
1980 | 21,464 | +6.2% |
1990 | 24,433 | +13.8% |
2000 | 27,640 | +13.1% |
2010 | 28,058 | +1.5% |
2020 | 27,723 | — |
History
editThe area of Hiji was part of ancient Bungo Province. During the Edo period it was mostly under control of Hiji Domain and was ruled by the Kinoshita clan, relatives of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The town of Hiji within Hayami District, Ōita was established on May 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. on March 31, 1954 Hiji expanded through a merger with the town of Toyookaand villages of Ogami, Kawasaki, and Fujiwara in Hayami District.
Government
editHiji has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 16 members. Hiji contributes one member to the Ōita Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Ōita 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
editThe economy of Hiji has traditionally been centered on agriculture and commercial fishing, with flounder from Beppu Bay a notable local speciality. The area has been designated as a new industrial urban development area in the Ōita area and as a technopolis in the northern Kunisaki area of the prefecture, and many companies are moving into the area. The population has increased significantly as a commuter town for Ōita City and Beppu City.
Education
editHiji has five public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Ōita Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture operates one special education school for the handicapped.
Transportation
editRailways
edit- Ōga - Hiji - Yōkoku - Bungo-Toyooka
Highways
editPlaces of interests
editThe town has a trappist monastery and is also the home of Sanrio's Harmonyland theme park.
Noted people from Hiji
edit- Megumi Asaoka, singer, actress
References
edit- ^ "Hiji Town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Hiji climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
External links
edit- Media related to Hiji, Ōita at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Hiji (in Japanese)