Kōra, Shiga
Kōra
甲良町 | |
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Town | |
 Kōra Town Hall | |
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UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
| Phone number | 0749-38-3311 |
| Address | 353-1 Zaiji, Kōra-chō, Inukami-gun, Shiga-ken 522-0244 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Wisteria |
| Tree | Zelkova serrata |
Kōra (甲良町, Kōra-chō) is a
Geography
Kōra is the second smallest municipality in Shiga in terms of surface area (after neighboring Toyosato). It is located on an alluvial fan of the Inukami River in central Shiga Prefecture in the Ōmi Basin, near the foothills of the Suzuka Mountains. The entire area is a lowland with almost no undulations.
Surrounding municipalities
Shiga Prefecture
Climate
Kōra has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kōra is 14.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1810 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.7 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kōra peaked around 1980 and has declined since.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 6,863 | — |
| 1930 | 6,979 | +1.7% |
| 1940 | 6,881 | −1.4% |
| 1950 | 8,687 | +26.2% |
| 1960 | 8,621 | −0.8% |
| 1970 | 8,724 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 9,058 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 8,811 | −2.7% |
| 2000 | 8,169 | −7.3% |
| 2010 | 7,500 | −8.2% |
| 2020 | 6,362 | −15.2% |
History
The area of Kōra was part of ancient
The villages of Higashi-Kōra and Nishi-Kōra were created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The two villages were merged on April 1, 1955 to create the town of Kōra.
Government
Kōra has a
Economy
Agriculture has dominated the local economy since ancient times. Manufacturing includes a number of small to medium sized textile, chemicals, and metals processing factories.
Education
Kōra has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school; however, the prefecture does operate one special education school for the handicapped.
Transportation
Railway
Highway
Local attractions
- Shimonogō Site: Remains of a Kofun period settlement
- Hoyoji Ruins: Remains of an Asuka period settlement
- Zaijihachiman Shrine: Shinto shrine connected with the Todo clan, noted for its wisteria.
- Saimyō-ji: Major Buddhist temple
References
- ^ "Kōra town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Kōra climate data
- ^ Kōra population statistics
External links
Media related to Kora, Shiga at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Japanese)
- Kōra Tourist Association (in Japanese)
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