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Kanmaki

上牧町
Kanmaki 上牧町
Town
	Kanmaki Town Office
	Flag Chapter
	Location of Kanmaki in Nara Prefecture
	Kanmaki Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 34°33′46″N 135°43′00″E / 34.56278°N 135.71667°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara
District	Kitakatsuragi
Area
• Total	6.14 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
Population (November 30, 2024)
• Total	21,147
• Density	3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	3350 Kanmaki, Kanmaki-chō, Nara-ken 639-0293
Website	Official website
Symbols
Flower	Lilium
Tree	Maki

Kanmaki (上牧町, Kanmaki-chō) is a town located in Kitakatsuragi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 September 2024^[update], the town had an estimated population of 21,147 in 10075 households, and a population density of 3400 persons per km².^[1] The total area of the city is 6.14 km² (2.37 sq mi).

Geography

Kanmaki is located in the western part of the Nara Basin, almost in the center of the Umami Hills. It is about 20 kilometers northeast of Nara City and about 25 kilometers from Osaka.

Surrounding municipalities

Nara Prefecture

Climate

Kanmaki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kanmaki is 14.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1636 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.1 °C.^[2]

Demographics

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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1940	3,331	—
1950	4,331	+30.0%
1960	4,134	−4.5%
1970	4,483	+8.4%
1980	16,452	+267.0%
1990	21,336	+29.7%
2000	24,005	+12.5%
2010	23,728	−1.2%
2020	21,714	−8.5%

History

The area of Kanmaki was part of ancient Yamato Province. Duirng most of the Edo period, it was part of the holdings of Kōriyama Domain, and was a river port with connections to Osaka and was noted for footwear production. The village of Kanmaki was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on December 1, 1972.

Government

Kanmaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Kamanmaki, collectively with the other municipalities of Kitakatsuragi District, contributes three members to the Nara Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Nara 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The local economy is based on agriculture and light manufacturing; however, with new town developments starting in the 1960s, and with the opening of the Nishi-Meihan Expressway, the town is now largely a commuter town for the greater Osaka metropolis.

Education

Kanmaki has three public elementary schools and two public junior high school operated by the town government and one public high school operated by the Nara Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates a special education school for the handicapped.