Ami, Ibaraki

Ami
阿見町
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Ami town office

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Location of Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture
Ami

 

Coordinates: 36°1′50.9″N 140°12′53.4″E / 36.030806°N 140.214833°E / 36.030806; 140.214833Coordinates: 36°1′50.9″N 140°12′53.4″E / 36.030806°N 140.214833°E / 36.030806; 140.214833
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Ibaraki Prefecture
District Inashiki
Area
  Total 71.40 km2 (27.57 sq mi)
Population (September 2015)
  Total 48,019
  Density 673/km2 (1,740/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Sakura
- Flower Chrysanthemum
- Bird Japanese bush warbler
Phone number 0296-48-1111
Address 1-1-1 Chuo, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki-ken 300-0332
Website Official website

Ami (阿見町 Ami-machi) is a town located in Inashiki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of September 2015, the town had an estimated population of 48,019 and a population density of 673 persons per km². Its total area was 71.40 km².

Geography

Located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, Ami is bordered to the north by Lake Kasumigaura

Surrounding municipalities

History

During the Edo period, the area around Ami was part of Hitachi Province. The villages of Ami, Kimihara, Asahi and Funashima were created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. In 1921, the Imperial Japanese Navy established a naval aviation training base at Ami, with floatplane operations on nearby Kasumigaura. Zeppelin operations also began from 1929. In 1937, the Youth Aviation Squadron was transferred from Yokosuka. The base was repeated bombed in 1944 and 1945 during World War II, with the attack on June 10, 1945 killing over 300 people. On April 1, 1955, the villages of Ami, Kimihara and Asahi merged to form the town of Ami. Most of the village of Funashima joined on April 20, 1955.

Economy

Ami has a mixed economy. Agriculture remains predominant; however, there are also numerous factories for chemicals, light manufacturing and electronics.

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Highway

Military facilities

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