岡山県備前市

備前市（びぜんし）は、日本の岡山県にある市です。 2023年1月31日現在当時、この都市の推定人口は32,019人で、世帯数は15,467世帯、人口密度は1平方キロメートルあたり120人でした。^{[ 2 ]}市の総面積は258.14平方キロメートル（99.67平方マイル）です。

地理

備前市は岡山県の南東部に位置し、南は瀬戸内海に面し、複雑な海岸線は瀬戸内海国立公園の一部を形成している。片上湾は市の中心部まで広がっている。南東部の日向地域には島々が点在している。全体的に平地や丘陵地は少なく、市の約8割が森林に覆われている。北東部の吉永地区は標高300～500メートルの高原地帯である。市の南西端は岡山平野の最東端にあたり、平野はやや開けており、最西端では吉井川が北から南へ流れている。

隣接する自治体

目覚め

兵庫県

岡山県

気候

備前は湿潤亜熱帯気候（ケッペンの気候区分Cfa）で、夏は非常に暑く、冬は涼しい。備前の年間平均気温は15.9 ℃。年間平均降水量は1460mm で、9月が最も降水量が多い月。平均気温は7月が最高で約27.1 ℃、1月が最低で約5.5 ℃。^{[ 3 ]}

人口統計

日本の国勢調査データによると^{[ 4 ]}備前市の人口は過去60年間減少傾向にある。

歴史

The Bizen area is part of ancient Bizen Province and has been famous for its Bizen ware pottery since the Kamakura period. During the Edo Period, it was part of the holdings of Okayama Domain. Following the Meiji restoration, the village of Imbe was established within Wake District, Okayama with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on April 1, 1912. On April 1, 1951, Imbe merged with the town of Kakakami to form the town of Bizen. On April 1, 1971, Bizen was raised to city status. On March 22, 2005, the towns of Hinase and Yoshinaga (both from Wake District) were merged into Bizen. ².

Government

Bizen has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 16 members. Bizen, collectively with the town of Wake, contributes two members to the Okayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Okayama 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Bizen has long been associated with the pottery industry, and Bizen ware workshops and pottery shops are concentrated in the Imbe district. The square brick chimneys that can be seen in large numbers in the city are from Bizen ware kilns. However, the core industry of the city is refractory bricks, which are made in the Mitsuishi area, as well as activated carbon. Commercial fishing is also important in coastal areas, especially the Hirase area which is noted for using aquaculture for oyster production.

Education

Bizen has ten public elementary schools, five public junior high schools and one public high school operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Okayama prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the disabled.