Yasuoka, Nagano
Yasuoka
泰阜村 | |
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Village | |
UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
Symbols | |
• Tree | Pine |
• Flower | Erythronium japonicum |
• Bird | Copper pheasant |
Phone number | 0260-26-2111 |
Address | 3236-1 Yasuoka-mura, Shimoina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-1895 |
Website | Official website |
Yasuoka (泰阜村, Yasuoka-mura) is a
Geography
Yasuoka is located in mountainous far south of Nagano Prefecture. The Tenryū River runs through the northern portion of the village.
Surrounding municipalities
Climate
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Yasuoka is 11.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1904 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.3 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Yasuoka has declined severely in recent years.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1940 | 3,964 | — |
1950 | 4,620 | +16.5% |
1960 | 4,139 | −10.4% |
1970 | 3,189 | −23.0% |
1980 | 2,613 | −18.1% |
1990 | 2,386 | −8.7% |
2000 | 2,237 | −6.2% |
2010 | 1,911 | −14.6% |
2020 | 1,542 | −19.3% |
History
The area of present-day Yasuoka was part of ancient Shinano Province. The village of Yasuoka established on April 1, 1889 by the establishment of the modern municipalities system. In the late 1930s, a large number of inhabitants from Yasuoka were settled in Manchukuo.[4]
Education
Yasuoka has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
Transportation
Railway
Highway
- The village is not served by any national highway
References
- ^ Yasuoka Village official statistics(in Japanese)
- ^ Yasuoka climate data
- ^ Yasuoka population statistics
- ^ Yasuoka village official home page(in Japanese)
External links
- Media related to Yasuoka, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)