is a city in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The city has a total area of 436.11 km<sup>2</sup>. , the city had an estimated population of 32,838 in 15557 households and a population density of 75 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the city is . Ã Âda is home to the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, a World Heritage Site.
Located in the central coastal portion of Shimane Prefecture, à Âda borders the Sea of Japan to the north and the Chà «goku Mountains to the south. Mount Sanbe (), part of Daisen-Oki National Park, is a double volcano of the Hakusan Volcanic Zone, and is situated to the southeast of the city.
Shimane Prefecture
à Âda has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year. The average annual temperature in à Âda is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in à Âda was on 6 August 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 26 February 1981.
Per Japanese census data, the population of à Âda in 2020 is 32,846 people. à Âda has been conducting censuses since 1920.
Most of the area of present-day à Âda is located in Iwami Province, although an eastern portion of the city was within the borders of Izumo Province. The area was a meeting point of three ancient transportation routes: the San'indà Â, Izumo Kaidà Â, and the Bingo Kaidà Â. As a result, numerous market towns were developed in the area. With the development of the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, the area was maintained as tenryà Â, or territory under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate, throughout the Edo Period. The village of à Âda within Ano District, Shimane, was established on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. à Âda was raised to town status on November 6, 1903. à Âda merged with the neighboring villages of Nagahisa, Torii, Kute, Hanehigashi, Kawai, Shizuma, and Kuri on November 1, 1954, and was raised to city status.
On October 1, 2005, the towns of Nima and Yunotsu (both from Nima District) were merged into à Âda. Therefore, Nima District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
à Âda has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. à Âda contributes two members to the Shimane Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Shimane 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
à Âda remains a center of agricultural production. The city is a center for dairy farms. Fisheries (commercial fishing, seafood processing), roof tile manufacturing (Sekishu roof tiles), and tourism are also mainstays of the local economy.
à Âda has 16 public elementary schools and six public junior high schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Shimane Prefectural Board of Education.
JR West (JR West) - San'in Main Line
à Âda is home to the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, a World Heritage Site. Iwami Ginzan was the largest silver mine in Japanese history. Active for almost four hundred years, it operated from the discovery of silver in the area in 1526 until 1923. Iwami Ginzan was the most important source of silver to the Tokugawa Shogunate during the Edo period (1603 – 1868), and was directly controlled by the Tokugawa government. The mine is a popular tourist destination in Shimane, and can be reached by bus from à Âda Station on the JR West Sanin Main Line.
The Mononobe Shrine is the ichinomiya of former Iwami Province.
The Nima Sand Museum features a large hourglass mechanism that automatically rotates from December 31 to January 1. It is designated the largest hourglass in the world, but is not officially registered in Guinness World Records. This museum officially opened in March 1991.