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| subdivision_name3       = [[Ama District, Aichi|Ama]]
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[[File:Kanie Town Hall ac (2).jpg|thumb|right|Kanie town office]]
[[File:Saya river05.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Saya River in Kanie]]
{{nihongo|'''Kanie'''|蟹江町|Kanie-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Ama District, Aichi|Ama District]], [[Aichi Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2019|10|01}}, the town had an estimated [[population]] of 37,082 in 16,647 households,<ref>[http://www.town.kanie.aichi.jp Kanie Town official statistics] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> and a [[population density]] of 3,344 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the town was {{convert|11.09|sqkm|sqmi}}.
== Etymology ==
The origin of the town's name comes from the once-plentiful {{nihongo|crab|蟹|kani}} population.<ref name="aboutKanie">{{cite web|title=Introduction to Kanie town|url=http://www.town.kanie.aichi.jp/e/about.html|work=Kanie official website|access-date=9 August 2011}}</ref>
==Geography==
Kanie is located in the southwest Aichi Prefecture in the extreme end of the [[Nōbi Plain]] at the delta of the [[Kiso River]], bordering on [[Ise Bay]] to the south. The average elevation of the town is sea level.
===Neighboring municipalities===
*Aichi Prefecture
**[[Aisai, Aichi|Aisai]]
**[[Ama, Aichi|Ama]]
**[[Minato-ku, Nagoya]]
**[[Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya]]
**[[Tobishima, Aichi|Tobishima]]
**[[Tsushima, Aichi|Tsushima]]
**[[Yatomi, Aichi|Yatomi]]
==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-aichi.php Kanie population statistics]</ref> the population of Kanie has been increasing over the past 50 years.
{{Historical populations
| 1960 | 15,639
| 1970 | 24,377
| 1980 | 30,966
| 1990 | 34,428
| 2000 | 36,240
| 2010 | 36,639
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===Climate===
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa'').  The average annual temperature in Kanie is 15.6&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 1678&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.8&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/aichi/kanie-47570/  Kanie climate data]</ref>
==History==
Kanie was part of ancient [[Owari Province]]. During the [[Sengoku period]], it was the site of the [[Siege of Kanie]], where [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] fought the [[Oda clan]] to secure his hold over the province. It was part of the holdings of the [[Owari Domain]] under the [[Edo period]] [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. With the [[Meiji period]] establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the town of Kanie was established. The [[1891 Mino–Owari earthquake]] caused extensive damage to the area. In October 2003, Kanie participated in discussions with regards to a possible [[Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan|merge]] with neighboring town of [[Yatomi, Aichi|Yatomi]] and village of [[Jūshiyama, Aichi|Jūshiyama]]. However, negotiations failed in 2004 and Kanie decided to remain as an independent municipality.
==Economy==
Kanie is primarily a regional commercial center and [[bedroom community]] for the Nagoya metropolis.
== Education ==
Kanie has five public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
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'''Middle schools'''
* Kanie-Kita Middle School
* Kanie Middle School
'''Elementary schools'''
* Funairi Elementary School
* Gakuto Elementary School
* Kanie Elementary School
* Shin-Kanie Elementary School
* Sunishi Elementary School
== Transportation ==
===Railway===
[[File:JR logo (central).svg|20px]] [[Central Japan Railway Company]] - [[Kansai Main Line]]
* {{STN|Kanie}}
[[File:KintetsuLogo.svg|20px]] [[Kintetsu Railway]] – [[Nagoya Line (Kintetsu)|Nagoya Line]]
* {{STN|Kintetsu Kanie}} - {{STN|Tomiyoshi}}
===Highway===
[[File:Ama Kanie Town km zero.JPG|thumb|The [[Kilometre zero]] of Kanie]]
* [[Image:JP Expressway E23.svg|24px|link=|alt=E23]] [[Higashi-Meihan Expressway]]
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|1}}
==Sister city relations==
*{{flagicon|USA}} - [[Marion, Illinois]], USA,<ref name=International>{{cite web|url=http://www.town.kanie.aichi.jp.e.cz.hp.transer.com/soshiki/2/shimaitoshi-teikei.html|title=International Exchange|work=Sister city tie-up interchange business|publisher=Kanie Town|access-date=9 May 2019}}</ref> sister cities since March 26, 2010.
== Local attractions==
* Owari Onsen hot spring
* Sunari Festival
==Noted people from Kanie==
*[[Kisho Kurokawa]], architect
*[[Masahiro Narita]], basketball player
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
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* [http://www.town.kanie.aichi.jp/ Official website] {{in lang|ja}}
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{{Aichi}}
[[Category:Kanie, Aichi| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Aichi Prefecture]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Japan]]