Katsurao, Fukushima
Katsurao
葛尾村 | |
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Village | |
![]() Katsurao village hall | |
UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
City symbols | |
• Tree | Pinus densiflora |
• Flower | Azalea |
• Bird | Green pheasant |
Phone number | 0247-61-2850 |
Address | Ochiai 16, Katsurao-mura, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-1602 |
Website | Official website |
Katsurao (葛尾村, Katsurao-mura) is a
Geography
Katsurao is located in the Abukuma Plateau of central Fukushima in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, with a mean altitude of over 500 metres (1,600 ft).
Surrounding municipalities
- Fukushima Prefecture
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Katsurao was relatively constant over the past 40 years until the nuclear disaster.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1920 | 1,625 | — |
1930 | 2,278 | +40.2% |
1940 | 1,875 | −17.7% |
1950 | 2,816 | +50.2% |
1960 | 3,041 | +8.0% |
1970 | 2,397 | −21.2% |
1980 | 1,992 | −16.9% |
1990 | 1,866 | −6.3% |
2000 | 1,736 | −7.0% |
2010 | 1,531 | −11.8% |
2020 | 420 | −72.6% |
Climate
Katsurao has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Katsurao is 10.4 °C (50.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,374 mm (54.1 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23 °C (73 °F), and lowest in January, at around −0.7 °C (30.7 °F).[4]
History
The area of present-day Katsurao was part of
2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Although Katsurao escaped significant damage from the
Economy
The economy of Katsurao was formerly heavily dependent on agriculture.
Education
Katsurao had one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the village government in March 2011. The elementary school remains closed. The village did not have a public high school.
Transportation
Railway
- Katsurao is not served by any passenger train stations.
Highway
References
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- ^ Katsurao village official home page (in Japanese)
- ^ "Home Page" (in Japanese). Katsurao Village. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ Katsurao population statistics
- ^ Katsurao climate data
- ^ "Katsurao, Tomioka, Namie to be reclassified into 3 zones", Fukushima Minpo News, March 8, 2013.
- ^ "Lifting of Fukushima villages’ evacuation advisory to be delayed ", The Japan Times, March 1, 2014.
- ^ Myoraku, Asao "Fukushima villages face 1-year delay in lifting of evacuation orders Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine", The Asahi Shimbun, February 28, 2014.
- ^ "Evacuation lifted for Fukushima village; only 10% preparing return:The Asahi Shimbun". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
External links
Media related to Katsurao, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)