Category: Hekinan

Hekinan-shi Hekinan City

Hekinan (碧南市) is a Japanese city located in the province of Aichi. With a population of 73.209 inhabitants, including around 5.459 foreign citizens and Brazilian 2.683, 214 Peruvians, 98 Argentina, 9 Bolivian, 3 Chile, 303 Chinese, 8 Taiwan, 13 India, 321 Indonesia, 2 Iran, 86 Koreans, 1 Mexico, 7 Mongolia, 17 Nepal, 33 Paraguay, 538 Filipinos, 29 Sri Lanka ( City Hall data 2.019).

The city of Hekinan is located 40 kilometers from the capital of the city Nagoya. It is a flat land composed of the Blue Sea Plateau and the Yahagi River off the coast of the Yahagi River, the Yahagi River to the east, the Port of Kinuura to the west and the south, surrounded by water, and the topography of the blue marine plateau with an altitude of about 10 meters.

The cities of Ohama, Shinkawa and Tanao and the village of Asahi merged on April 5, 1948 to form the city of Hekinan. Hekinan was the tenth city founded in Aichi Prefecture.

On April 1, 1955, a part of the village of Meiji, now called Nishibata, was incorporated into Hekinan. Hekinan is one of the richest cities in Japan. Its financial capacity index is 1.70. Components related to automobiles, metal, tiles and food processing are the main industries in the city.

The city has a climate characterized by hot, humid summers and relatively mild winters. September it is the rainiest month in Hekinan. Temperatures are higher in August around 27.6 ° C, and lower in January around 4.6 ° C.

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