{{Infobox settlement | name = Tadotsu | official_name = | native_name = {{nobold|多度津町}} | native_name_lang = ja | settlement_type = Town | other_name = | image_skyline = Tadotsu Town Hall 2021-08 ac.jpg | imagesize = 300px | image_caption = Tadotsu Town Hall | image_flag = Flag of Tadotsu, Kagawa.svg | image_seal = Emblem of Tadotsu, Kagawa.svg | seal_type = Emblem | image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=265|type=shape|stroke-width=2|stroke-color=#000000|zoom=8}} | image_map1 = Tadotsu in Kagawa Prefecture Ja.svg | map_caption = Location of Tadotsu in Kagawa Prefecture | pushpin_map = Japan | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan | coordinates = {{coord|34|16|N|133|45|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Japan | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Shikoku | subdivision_type2 = Prefecture | subdivision_name2 = Kagawa | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = Nakatado | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Yukio Maruo | leader_title1 = Vice Mayor | leader_name1 = | unit_pref = Metric | area_total_km2 = 24.39 | population_total = 22,124 | population_as_of = October 1, 2022 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = JST | utc_offset1 = +09:00 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | blank_name_sec1 = City hall address | blank_info_sec1 = 3-3-95 Sakae-cho, Tadotsu-cho, Nakatado-gun, Kagawa-ken 764-8501 | blank_name_sec2 = Climate | blank_info_sec2 = Cfa | website = {{Official|1=http://www.town.tadotsu.kagawa.jp/}} | module = {{Infobox place symbols| embedded=yes | tree = Sakura | flower = Sakura | bird = | butterfly = | fish = }} }} [[file:少林寺拳法総本部.JPG|thumb|right|270px|Shorinji Kempo head dōjō]]
{{nihongo|'''Tadotsu'''|多度津町|Tadotsu-chō}} is a town located in Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. {{As of|2022|10|01}}, the town had an estimated population of 22,124 in 10365 households and a population density of 270 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="Tadotsu-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.town.tadotsu.kagawa.jp|title= Tadotsu town official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the town is {{convert|24.39|sqkm|sqmi}}.
==Geography== Tadotsu is located in central Kagawa Prefecture. It borders the Sanuki Plain to the south and the scenic Setonaikai National Park to the north. The inhabited islands of Takamijima and Sanagishima of the Shiwaku Islands are located within the town borders.
=== Neighbouring municipalities === Kagawa Prefecture *Marugame *Mitoyo *Zentsūji
===Climate=== Tadotsu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with very warm summers and cool winters. Some precipitation falls throughout the year, but the months from April through October have heavier rain. The average annual temperature in Tadotsu is {{convert|16.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1116.8|mm}} with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{convert|28.3|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{convert|6.2|C}}.<ref name=normals/> The highest temperature ever recorded in Tadotsu was {{cvt|38.5|C}} on 16 July 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-6.3|C}} on 28 January 1945.<ref name=extremes/>
{{Weather box |width = auto |collapsed = Y |single line = Y |metric first = Y |location = Tadotsu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1892−present) |Jan record high C = 18.7 |Feb record high C = 24.8 |Mar record high C = 24.8 |Apr record high C = 29.9 |May record high C = 31.2 |Jun record high C = 34.9 |Jul record high C = 38.5 |Aug record high C = 38.2 |Sep record high C = 37.2 |Oct record high C = 32.6 |Nov record high C = 26.8 |Dec record high C = 21.9 |Jan record low C = -6.3 |Feb record low C = -5.1 |Mar record low C = -3.9 |Apr record low C = -1.3 |May record low C = 3.8 |Jun record low C = 8.0 |Jul record low C = 15.5 |Aug record low C = 16.8 |Sep record low C = 10.2 |Oct record low C = 3.9 |Nov record low C = -0.7 |Dec record low C = -3.3 |Jan high C = 9.6 |Feb high C = 10.2 |Mar high C = 13.6 |Apr high C = 19.0 |May high C = 23.8 |Jun high C = 26.6 |Jul high C = 30.9 |Aug high C = 32.7 |Sep high C = 28.7 |Oct high C = 23.1 |Nov high C = 17.3 |Dec high C = 12.1 |Jan mean C = 6.2 |Feb mean C = 6.4 |Mar mean C = 9.3 |Apr mean C = 14.2 |May mean C = 19.1 |Jun mean C = 22.6 |Jul mean C = 26.8 |Aug mean C = 28.3 |Sep mean C = 24.6 |Oct mean C = 19.0 |Nov mean C = 13.4 |Dec mean C = 8.5 |Jan low C = 2.7 |Feb low C = 2.6 |Mar low C = 5.2 |Apr low C = 10.0 |May low C = 15.0 |Jun low C = 19.5 |Jul low C = 23.9 |Aug low C = 25.1 |Sep low C = 21.2 |Oct low C = 15.2 |Nov low C = 9.4 |Dec low C = 4.8 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 38.3 |Feb precipitation mm = 46.3 |Mar precipitation mm = 81.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 79.5 |May precipitation mm = 105.8 |Jun precipitation mm = 160.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 161.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 88.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 149.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 106.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 53.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 46.4 |year precipitation mm = 1116.8 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 5.7 |Feb precipitation days = 6.6 |Mar precipitation days = 9.0 |Apr precipitation days = 8.8 |May precipitation days = 8.5 |Jun precipitation days = 10.7 |Jul precipitation days = 9.1 |Aug precipitation days = 6.1 |Sep precipitation days = 8.7 |Oct precipitation days = 7.4 |Nov precipitation days = 6.0 |Dec precipitation days = 6.0 |Jan snow cm = 0 |Feb snow cm = trace |Mar snow cm = 0 |Apr snow cm = 0 |May snow cm = 0 |Jun snow cm = 0 |Jul snow cm = 0 |Aug snow cm = 0 |Sep snow cm = 0 |Oct snow cm = 0 |Nov snow cm = 0 |Dec snow cm = 0 |year snow cm = 1 |unit snow days = 1 cm |Jan snow days = 0 |Feb snow days = 0.4 |Mar snow days = 0 |Apr snow days = 0 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 0 |Dec snow days = 0 |humidity colour= green |Jan humidity = 62 |Feb humidity = 63 |Mar humidity = 64 |Apr humidity = 64 |May humidity = 66 |Jun humidity = 74 |Jul humidity = 74 |Aug humidity = 70 |Sep humidity = 71 |Oct humidity = 69 |Nov humidity = 68 |Dec humidity = 64 |Jan sun = 141.9 |Feb sun = 150.7 |Mar sun = 180.8 |Apr sun = 198.6 |May sun = 213.8 |Jun sun = 162.9 |Jul sun = 204.5 |Aug sun = 233.5 |Sep sun = 166.3 |Oct sun = 171.8 |Nov sun = 149.8 |Dec sun = 139.4 |year sun = 2113.9 |source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency<ref name=extremes>{{cite web | url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_s.php?prec_no=72&block_no=47890&year=&month=&day=&view=h0 |script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値） | publisher = JMA | access-date = April 24, 2022}}</ref><ref name=normals>{{cite web | url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_sfc_ym.php?prec_no=72&block_no=47890&year=&month=&day=&view=h0 |script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値） | publisher = JMA | access-date = April 24, 2022}}</ref>}}
==Demographics== Per Japanese census data, the population of Tadotsu in 2020 is 22,445 people.<ref name=zensus/> Tadotsu has been conducting censuses since 1920. {{Historical populations | 1920 | 18,466 | 1925 | 18,902 | 1930 | 19,319 | 1935 | 18,939 | 1940 | 18,139 | 1945 | 23,868 | 1950 | 24,029 | 1955 | 23,378 | 1960 | 21,899 | 1965 | 20,421 | 1970 | 20,178 | 1975 | 21,883 | 1980 | 22,965 | 1985 | 23,870 | 1990 | 24,080 | 1995 | 23,749 | 2000 | 23,657 | 2005 | 23,613 | 2010 | 23,498 | 2015 | 23,366 | 2020 | 22,445 |align = none |cols=1 |footnote = Tadotsu population statistics<ref name=zensus>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/kagawa/ Tadotsu population statistics]</ref> }}
== History == The area of Tadotsu was part of ancient Sanuki Province. During the Edo Period, the ''jin'ya'' of Tadotsu Domain, a subsidiary domain of Marugame Domain was located in Tadotsu, which developed as a ''jōkamachi''. Following the Meiji restoration, the town of Tadotsu was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on February 15, 1890. Tadotsu annexed the village of Toyohara on May 10, 1942 and the villages of Shika andShirakata on May 3, 1954. On September 30, Tadotsu annexed the villages of Sanagishima and Takamijima.
==Government== Tadotsu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Tadotsu contributes one member to the Kagawa Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Kagawa 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
==Economy== Tadotsu has a mixed economy of agriculture and industry. Tadotsu Shipbuilding (affiliated company of Imabari Shipbuilding Group) and the Shikoku Railway Tadotsu vehicle maintenance factory are located in the town.
==Education== Tadotsu has four public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high schools operated by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.
== Transportation == 22 px Shikoku Railway Company - Dosan Line * {{STN|Tadotsu|x}} === Railways === 22 px Shikoku Railway Company - Yosan Line * ({{STN|Tadotsu|x}}) - {{STN|Kaiganji|x}}
=== Highways === * {{jct|country=JPN|Route|11}}
==Sister cities== *{{Flagicon|China}} Putuo District, Shanghai, friendship city since November 19, 2001
==Local attractions== *Amagiri Castle, National Historic Site *Dōryū-ji, 77th temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage *Shorinji Kempo head dōjō
==Noted people from Tadotsu== *Masanori Yusa, Olympic gold medalist swimmer
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Commons category-inline}} *[http://www.town.tadotsu.kagawa.jp/ Official website] {{in lang|ja}} *[http://www.shorinjikempo.or.jp/ Shorinji Kempo Official website] in Japanese and English
{{Authority control}} {{Kagawa}}
Category:Towns in Kagawa Prefecture Category:Tadotsu, Kagawa Category:Populated coastal places in Japan