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Yasuoka (泰阜村, Yasuoka-mura) is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019^[update], the village had an estimated population of 1,622 in 688 households,[1] and a population density of 25 persons per km². The total area of the village is 64.59 square kilometres (24.94 sq mi).

Yasuoka 泰阜村
Village
Yasuoka Village Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Yasuoka in Nagano Prefecture
Yasuoka
Coordinates: 35°22′38.6″N 137°50′45.5″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture	Nagano
District	Shimoina
Area
• Total	64.59 km2 (24.94 sq mi)
Population  (April 2019)
• Total	1,622
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	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

Geography

Yasuoka is located in mountainous far south of Nagano Prefecture. The Tenryū River runs through the northern portion of the village.

Surrounding municipalities

• Nagano Prefecture
  • Iida
  • Anan
  • Tenryū
  • Shimojō

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.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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

• JR Tōkai – Iida Line
  • Nukuta - Tamoto - Kadoshima - Karakasa - Kinno

Highway

• The village is not served by any national highway

References

External links

• Media related to Yasuoka, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Yasuoka, Nagano

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[es] Yasuoka

Yasuoka (泰阜村, Yasuoka-mura?) es una villa en la prefectura de Nagano, Japón, localizada en la parte central de la isla de Honshū, en la región de Chūbu. El 1 de marzo de 2021 tenía una población estimada de 1542 habitantes y una densidad de población de 24 personas por km².[4]

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[ru] Ясуока (село)

Ясуока (яп. 泰阜村 Ясуока-мура) — село в Японии, находящееся в уезде Симоина префектуры Нагано. Площадь села составляет 64,54 км²[1], население — 1775 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 27,50 чел./км².

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