Tabuse
Tabuse
田布施町 | |
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Town | |
 Tabuse town hall | |
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 Location of Tabuse in Yamaguchi Prefecture | |
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  Tabuse Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 33°57′17″N 132°2′29″E / 33.95472°N 132.04139°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku San'yō |
| Prefecture | Yamaguchi |
| District | Kumage |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Higashi Kouji |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.42 km2 (19.47 sq mi) |
| Population (May 31, 2023) | |
| • Total | 14,411 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 3440-1 Shimodabuse, Tabuse-cho, Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi-ken 742-1592 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Rhododendron farrerae |
| Tree | Kurogane holly (Ilex rotunda) |
Tabuse (田布施町, Tabuse-chō) is a town located in Kumage District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2023[update], the town had an estimated population of 14,411 in 6947 households and a population density of 290 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 50.42 square kilometres (19.47 sq mi).
Geography
Tabuse spreads inland from the Seto Inland Sea coast at the base of the Murotsu Peninsula in southeastern Yamaguchi Prefecture. In addition, the town includes the small inhabited island of Umashima in Seto Inland Sea. The northwest is mountainous, and small rivers that originate in this area join to form the Tabuse River, which flows through the center of town. The Kogyoji neighborhood of Tabuse is an exclave surrounded by Hikari and Yanai cities.
Neighbouring municipalities
Yamaguchi Prefecture
Climate
Tabuse has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Tabuse is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1678 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.5 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Tabuse has been steady for the past 70 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1940 | 12,993 | — |
| 1950 | 17,191 | +32.3% |
| 1960 | 15,609 | −9.2% |
| 1970 | 14,547 | −6.8% |
| 1980 | 16,636 | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 16,568 | −0.4% |
| 2000 | 16,217 | −2.1% |
| 2010 | 15,984 | −1.4% |
| Tabuse population statistics[3] | ||
History
The area of Tabuse was part of an ancient
In 2018, a civil servant reported property tax misconduct by the mayor of Tabuse and the head of the tax collection management agency.[4]
Government
Tabuse has a
Economy
Tabuse has a rural economy based on agriculture and commercial fishing. There is one small industrial park.
Education
Tabuse has four public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Yamaguchi Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railway
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JR West (JR West) - San'yō Main Line
Highways
Notable people from Tabuse
- Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan from 1957 to 1960[5]
- Kitamura Sayo, founder of Tenshō Kōtai Jingūkyō[6]
- Eisaku Satō, Prime Minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972 and younger brother of Kishi[7]
References
- ^ "Tabuse town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Tabuse climate data
- ^ Tabuse population statistics
- ^ "Tax collection whistle-blower harassed by bosses for efforts | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
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- OCLC 32867704.
- OCLC 20260847.
External links
Media related to Tabuse, Yamaguchi at Wikimedia Commons- Tabuse official website (in Japanese)
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