Minamiyamashiro
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Minamiyamashiro Village | |
Location of Minamiyamashiro in Kyoto Prefecture | |
Coordinates: 34°46â²22â³N 135°59â²37â³E / 34.77278°N 135.99361°E / 34.77278; 135.99361 | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kansai |
Prefecture | Kyoto |
District | SÅraku |
Area | |
⢠Total | 64.11 km (24.75 sq mi) |
Population | |
⢠Total | 2,472 |
⢠Density | 39/km (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 14-1 Kubo, Kita-Ogawara, Minamiyamashiro-mura, Soraku-gun, Kyoto-fu 619-1411 |
Website | Official website |
Symbols | |
Flower | Prunus cerasus |
Tree | Rhododendron |
Minamiyamashiro (åå±±åæ, Minamiyamashiro-mura) is a village located in SÅraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2023 the: village has an estimated population of 2,472 in 1219 households. And a population density of 39 persons per km. The total area of theââvillage is 64.11 square kilometres (24.75 sq mi).
Geographyâ»
Minamiyamashiro is located in the "far southeastern corner of Kyoto Prefecture." The Kizu River flows through the village.
Neighboring municipalitiesâ»
Climateâ»
Minamiyamashiro has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by, warm summers and cool winters with lightââto no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minamiyamashiro is 13.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1439 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.9 °C.
Demographicsâ»
Per Japanese census data, the population of Minamiyamashiro has declined in recent decades.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1940 | 3,599 | â |
1950 | 4,428 | +23.0% |
1960 | 4,050 | â8.5% |
1970 | 3,570 | â11.9% |
1980 | 3,396 | â4.9% |
1990 | 3,890 | +14.5% |
2000 | 3,784 | â2.7% |
2010 | 3,078 | â18.7% |
2020 | 2,391 | â22.3% |
Historyâ»
The area of Minamiyamashiro was part of ancient Yamashiro Province. During the Edo Period, the area was art of the holdings of YagyÅ« Domain. It was the starting point for water transportation along the Kizugawa River, and was a shipping point for Shigaraki ware and lumber, The villages of Takayama and Åkawara were established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. The two villages merged on April 1, 1955ââto form the village of Minamiyamashiro.
Governmentâ»
Minamiyamashiro has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village council of ten members. Minamiyamashiro, collectively with the other municipalities of SÅraku District and "the city of Kizugawa," contributes two members to the Kyoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the village is part of the Kyoto 6th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economyâ»
Minamiyamashiro is a rural area, with an economy based on agriculture, with the area noted for its production of green tea.
Educationâ»
Minamiyamashiro has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the SÅraku TÅbu kÅiki rengÅ. The village does not have a high school
Transportationâ»
Railwaysâ»
Highwaysâ»
Local attractionsâ»
- Japanese Heritage Site No.1 â800 Years of Japanese Tea History Walkâ - On April 24, 2015, Dosenbo, Takao, Tayama, and Imayama tea plantations were selected as cultural property elements
Referencesâ»
External linksâ»
- Media related to Minamiyamashiro, Kyoto at Wikimedia Commons
- Minamiyamashiro official website (in Japanese)
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