Chiryu

Chiryū 知立市
City
Chiryū Festival
Flag Seal
Location of Chiryū in Aichi
Chiryū
Coordinates: 35°0′5.029″N 137°3′2.17″E / 35.00139694°N 137.0506028°E / 35.00139694; 137.0506028Coordinates: 35°0′5.029″N 137°3′2.17″E / 35.00139694°N 137.0506028°E / 35.00139694; 137.0506028
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Ikuo Hayashi (since December 2008)
Area
• Total	16.31 km2 (6.30 sq mi)
Population (August 1, 2016)
• Total	71,142
• Density	4,361.86/km2 (11,297.2/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Zelkova serrata
- Flower	Iris laevigata
Phone number	0566-83-1111
Address	3-1 Hiromi, Chiryū-shi, Aichi-ken 472-8666
Website	Official website

Chiryū (知立市^?, Chiryū-shi) is a city located in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

As of August 1, 2016, the city had an estimated population of 71,142 and a population density of 4,361.86 persons per km². The total area was 16.31 square kilometres (6.30 sq mi).

Chiryū is situated in central Aichi Prefecture.

“Chiryū” as a local place name appears in documents in the Nara period. During the Edo period, the area prospered as Chiryū-juku, one of the post stations on the Tōkaidō connecting Edo with Kyoto. The town was noted for its horse trading fairs. Part of the present day city were under the control of Kariya Domain, a feudal han under the Tokugawa shogunate.

After the Meiji restoration, Chiryū Town was created within Hekikai District, Aichi Prefecture on October 1, 1889. It attained city status on December 1, 1970.

The economy of Chiryū is industrial, with automotive parts and automotive electronics manufacturing predominating.

Chiryū has seven elementary schools, three middle schools and two high schools.

The Kikatsubata is the prefectural flower of Aichi prefecture as well as of Chiryū City. Each year at the end of April a festival is held in the temple garden as a celebration of the flowering.

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