Takanabe, Miyazaki

Takanabe (高鍋町) is a town located in Koyu District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 19242 in 8650 households, and a population density of 160 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 43.80 sqkm.

Geography
Takanabe is located in the northern part of the Miyazaki Plain, the Komaru River flows through the center and empties into the Hyūga Sea which forms the eastern border of the town. There are only alluvial plains and diluvial plateaus, and the area is generally flat.

Neighbouring municipalities
Miyazaki Prefecture
 * Saito
 * Kijō
 * Kawaminami
 * Shintomi

Climate
Takanabe has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Takanabe is 16.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2234 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 6.5 °C.

Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Takanabe is as shown below

History
The area of Takanabe was part of ancient Hyūga Province. The area was under the control of the Akizuki clan from the end of the Sengoku period, who ruled Takanabe Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The town developed as a jōkamachi around Takanabe Castle. The village of Takanabe within Koyu District, Miyazaki was established on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on February 7, 1901.

Government
Takanabe has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Takanabe, collectively with the other municipalities of Koyu District contributes three members to the Miyazaki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Miyazaki 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy
The main industry of Takanabe is agriculture, mainly livestock, including pig and poultry farming.

Education
Takanabe has two public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government, and two public high schools operated by the Miyazaki Prefectural Board of Education.

Railways
JR Kyushu - Nippō Main Line
 * Takanabe

Highways

 * JP Expressway E10.svg Higashikyushu Expressway

Local attractions

 * ruins of Takanabe Castle
 * Mochida Kofun Cluster, National Historic Site
 * Takanabe Daishi temple

Notable people from Takanabe

 * Sky Brown, professional skateboarder
 * Miki Imai, pop singer and actress
 * Kaneshiro Kofuku, sumo wrestler
 * Akizuki Satsuo, diplomat