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Miyake

三宅町
Miyake 三宅町
Town
	Miyake Town Office
	Flag Chapter
	Location of Miyake in Nara Prefecture
	Miyake Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 34°34′25″N 135°46′24″E / 34.57361°N 135.77333°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara
District	Shiki
Area
• Total	4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population (November 1, 2024)
• Total	6,430
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	689 Tomondo Ōaza, Miyake-chō, Nara-ken 636-0213
Website	Official website
Symbols
Flower	Nara yaezakura
Tree	Sweet Osmanthus

Miyake (三宅町, Miyake-chō) is a town located in Shiki District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 1 November 2024^[update], the town had an estimated population of 6430 in 3060 households, and a population density of 1600 persons per km².^[1] The total area of the city is 25.79 km² (9.96 sq mi). It is smallest municipality in area in Nara Prefecture.

Geography

Miyake is located in northeast Nara Prefecture, in the flatlands of the Nara Basin.

Surrounding municipalities

Nara Prefecture

Climate

Miyake has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Miyake is 14.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1636 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C.^[2]

Demographics

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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1940	3,576	—
1950	4,337	+21.3%
1960	4,946	+14.0%
1970	6,430	+30.0%
1980	8,560	+33.1%
1990	8,620	+0.7%
2000	8,042	−6.7%
2010	7,440	−7.5%
2020	6,439	−13.5%

History

The area of Miyake was part of ancient Yamato Province and contains many kofun burial mounds.

The village of Miyake was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on April 1, 1974.

Government

Miyake has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of ten members. Miyake, collectively with the other municipalities of Ikoma District, contributes four 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 town has long been a thriving producer of sports goods (especially baseball gloves and cleats), and there are still nearly 50 companies in the area. At its peak (around 1970), Miyake-cho accounted for 80% of the country's glove production. There are also many textile factories, with a particularly large production of socks.