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Kiyosu (清須市, Kiyosu-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Contents
- Map of Kiyosu Aichi Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Surrounding municipalities
- History
- Railways
- Highways
- Education
- Sister city relations
- Notable people from Kiyosu
- References
Map of Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 66,537 and a population density of 3,830 persons per km². The total area was 17.32 square kilometres (6.69 sq mi).
Geography
Kiyosu is located in far western Aichi Prefecture, bordered by the Nagoya metropolis to the east.
Surrounding municipalities
History
Kiyosu was the location of a post town (Kiyosu-juku) on the junction of the Nakasendō and the Minoji connecting Kamakura with Kyoto and the Ise Shrine during the Kamakura period. In the Muromachi period, the area was fortified with the construction of Kiyosu Castle, which subsequently became a stronghold of the Oda clan and the base from which Oda Nobunaga consolidated his control over Owari Province during the Sengoku period. After the start of the Edo period, Kiyosu Castle was dismantled by order of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and most of the population relocated to Nagoya. By the start of the Meiji period, the area was a rural area organized into Nishikasugai District of Aichi Prefecture. The town of Kiyosu was proclaimed on August 1, 1889.
The modern city of Kiyosu was established on July 7, 2005, from the merger of the former town Kiyosu absorbing the towns of Shinkawa and Nishibiwajima (all from Nishikasugai District).
On October 1, 2009, the neighboring town of Haruhi (also from Nishikasugai District) was merged into Kiyosu.