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| leader_name = Toshio Inoue (since April 2009)
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| population_total = 43,359
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[[File:熊山遺跡２ - panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Kumayama ruins]]
{{nihongo|'''Akaiwa'''|赤磐市|Akaiwa-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Okayama Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2023|03|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 43,359 in 18809 households and a [[population density]] of 210 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="Akaiwa-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.city.akaiwa.lg.jp|title= Akaiwa city official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{convert|209.36|sqkm|sqmi}}.
==Geography==
Akaiwa is located in east-central Okayama Prefecture. The [[Yoshii River]], one of the three major rivers in the prefecture, flows through the northeastern part of the city. Although it is located in the northeastern part of the Okayama Plain, most of the city area is hills and forests.
===Adjoining municipalities===
[[Okayama Prefecture]]
*[[Bizen, Okayama|Bizen]]
*[[Kumenan, Okayama|Kumenan]]
*[[Misaki, Okayama|Misaki]]
*[[Okayama, Okayama|Okayama]]
*[[Wake, Okayama|Wake]]
==
Akaiwa has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa'') with very warm summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Akaiwa is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1306 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 26.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.2 °C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/okayama-prefecture/akaiwa-715145/ Akaiwa climate data]</ref>
==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/okayama/ Akaiwa population statistics]</ref> the population of Akaiwa is as follows.
{{Historical populations
| 1960 | 31234
| 1970 | 26911
| 1980 | 37007
| 1990 | 41016
| 2000 | 43813
| 2010 | 43476
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| footnote =
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== History ==
The Akaiwa area is part of ancient [[Bizen Province]] and was near the center of political power, as it was the location of the [[Bizen Kokubun-ji]]. During the [[Edo Period]], it was part of the holdings of [[Okayama Domain]]. Following the [[Meiji restoration]], the area was organized into villages within Akasaka and Iwanashi Districts of Okayama Prefecture with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The two districts were merged to form [[Akaiwa District, Okayama]] in 1900.
The city of Akaiwa was established on March 7, 2005, from the merger of the towns of [[Akasaka, Okayama|Akasaka]], [[Kumayama, Okayama|Kumayama]], [[San'yō, Okayama|San'yō]] and [[Yoshii, Okayama (Akaiwa)|Yoshii]] (all from [[Akaiwa District, Okayama|Akaiwa District]]).
==Government==
Akaiwa has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city council of 18 members. Akaiwa contributes one member to the Okayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Okayama 1st district of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].
==Economy==
Then economy of Akaiwa is primarily based on agriculture and food processing. [[Horticulture]], especially then cultivation of peaches and grapes, and production of agricultural machinery are important to then local economy.
Akaiwa is one of three remaining places in Japan that produces the [[bamboo]] stalk for ''fude'' [[ink brush]]es. The harvested bamboo stalks are spread in the dry riverbed of the [[Yoshii River]] during the winter to dry under the sun. The stalks are then boiled in the town to remove impurities.<ref>[http://mainichi.jp/select/wadai/news/20120222k0000m040105000c.html 竹筆軸：「カラン」と天日干し 岡山の河川敷]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|ja}}</ref>
==Education==
Akaiwa has 13 public elementary schools and five public junior high schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Okayama Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private combined middle/high school.
== Transportation ==
=== Railway ===
[[File:JR logo (west).svg|frameless|20x20px]] [[West Japan Railway Company|JR West]] (JR West) - [[San'yō Main Line]]
* {{STN|Kumayama}}
=== Highways ===
* [[File:JP Expressway E2.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[San'yō Expressway]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|374}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|484}}
==Local attractions==
*[[Bizen Kokubun-ji]] ruins, National Historic Site
*[[Kumayama ruins]], National Historic Site
*[[Ryōgūsan Kofun]], National Historic Site
== References ==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|Akaiwa, Okayama}}
* {{url|http://www.city.akaiwa.lg.jp|Akaiwa City official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Okayama}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Cities in Okayama Prefecture]]
[[Category:Akaiwa, Okayama]]
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