Kahoku, Ishikawa

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Kahoku かほく市
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Location of Kahoku in Ishikawa
Kahoku
Coordinates: 36°43′N 136°42′E / 36.717°N 136.7°E / 36.717; 136.7Coordinates: 36°43′N 136°42′E / 36.717°N 136.7°E / 36.717; 136.7
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Hokuriku)
Prefecture	Ishikawa
Area
– Total	64.76 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2004)
– Total	35,401
– Density	546.6/km2 (1,415.8/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	City of Kahoku

Kahoku (かほく市, Kahoku-shi^?) is a city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 1, 2004, the city has an estimated population of 35,401 and a density of 547 persons per km². The total area is 64.76 km².

The city was established in 2004 by the merger of three towns from Kahoku District: Takamatsu, Nanatsuka, and Unoke.

Geography

Kahoku is located approximately in the center of Ishikawa Prefecture and falls 20 km north of the capital city, Kanazawa. It takes thirty minutes from Kanazawa by train. Kahoku lies between the Sea of Japan to the west, the town of Hōdatsushimizu to the north, the town of Tsubata to the east and the town of Uchinada to the south. Geographically from the East to West, Kahoku is composed of a mountainous region, a hilly region, a terrace region, a lowland region and then a coastal region. In the northern part of town the Ōmi River flows into the Sea of Japan and in the southern area, the Unoke River flows into the Kahoku Lagoon which marks the southernmost part of Kahoku.

Population

According to the last census taken in the year 2000, there were a total of 34,670 people and 9,820 households in the three towns that form the city of Kahoku, with an average of 3.53 people per household. When compared to the population trends of Japan, the city of Kahoku appears to be matching the national trend of a larger Aging population, while also keeping with the Japanese trend of a decreasing birth rate.

	1990	1995	2000
Total population	34,207	34,722	34,670
Child population (0-14 Years old)	17.7%	15.9%	15.7%
Working-age population (15-64 Years old)	67.8%	67.4%	65.4%
Aging population (Over 65)	14.5%	16.7%	18.8%
Number of Households	8,642	9,218	9,820
Average number of People per Household	3.96	3.77	3.53

Education

Kahoku has a total of three junior high schools:

• Unoke Junior High School
• Kahokudai Junior High School
• Takamatsu Junior High School

It has a total of six elementary schools:

• Unoke Elementary School
• Kanazu Elementary School
• Takamatsu Elementary School
• Ōmi Elementary school
• Nanatsuka Elementary school
• Sotohisumi Elementary school

Famous people born in Kahoku

Prominent Japanese philosopher and founder of the Kyoto School of philosophy Kitaro Nishida.

Kanazawa Television personality Sachiko Yokota (Sachiko Yokota on Japanese Wikipedia)

Professional Sumo wrestler Taketoba Taku (Taketoba Taku on Japanese Wikipedia)

Manga Artist Aoi Mitsu (Aoi Mitsu on Japanese Wikipedia）

Sister cities

• Messkirch, Germany (since May 3, 1985)

External links

Media related to Kahoku, Ishikawa at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)
• Official website (English)