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Chikuhoku (筑北村, Chikuhoku-mura) is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2018^[update], the village had an estimated population of 4,688 in 1873 households, and a population density of 47 persons per km².[1] The total area of the village is 99.47 square kilometres (38.41 sq mi).[2]

Chikuhoku 筑北村
Village
Chikuhoku Village Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Chikuhoku in Nagano Prefecture
Chikuhoku
Coordinates: 36°25′34.8″N 138°0′55″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture	Nagano
District	Higashichikuma
Area
• Total	99.47 km2 (38.41 sq mi)
Population  (February 2018)
• Total	4,688
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
Phone number	0263-66-2111
Address	2187 Sakakita, Chikuhoku-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7601
Website	Official website

Geography

Chikuhoku is located in the center of Nagano Prefecture in the Matsumoto Basin. Higashijo Dam and Onikuma Dam are located in Chikuhoku.

Climate

The village has a climate characterized by characterized by cool and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Dfa. The average annual temperature in Chikuhoku is 9.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1227 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around -3.0 °C.[3]

Surrounding municipalities

• Nagano Prefecture
  • Matsumoto
  • Azumino
  • Nagano
  • Chikuma
  • Ueda
  • Aoki
  • Omi
  • Ikusaka

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Chikuhoku has decreased by more than half over the past 70 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1940	8,886	—
1950	11,361	+27.9%
1960	9,757	−14.1%
1970	8,105	−16.9%
1980	7,556	−6.8%
1990	7,111	−5.9%
2000	6,049	−14.9%
2010	5,173	−14.5%
2020	4,149	−19.8%

History

The area of present-day Chikuhoku was part of ancient Shinano Province. Most of the area was under the control of Matsumoto Domain during the Edo period. The villages of Honjō, Sakakita, and Sakai were created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The village of Chikuhoku was incorporated on October 11, 2005, by a merger of the three villages.[5]

Education

Chikuhoku has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the village government, and one middle school operated jointly between Chikuhoku and neighboring Omi village. The village does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

• Shinano Railway - Shinano Railway Line
  • Nishijō - Sakakita - Hijiri-Kōgen - Kamuriki

Highway

• National Route 143
• National Route 403

Local attractions

• Site of Aoyagi Castle
• Mount Kamuriki, known in Japanese folklore as the location of Mount Ubasute

Notable people from Chikuhoku

• Tomio Hora, historian

References

External links

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

На других языках

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[de] Chikuhoku (Nagano)

Chikuhoku (jap. 筑北村, -mura) ist ein Dorf in Higashichikuma-gun in der Präfektur Nagano auf der japanischen Hauptinsel Honshū.

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- [en] Chikuhoku

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[es] Chikuhoku

Chikuhoku (筑北村, Chikuhoku-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 4113 habitantes y una densidad de población de 41 personas por km².[4]

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[ru] Тикухоку

Тикухоку (яп. 筑北村 Тикухоку-мура) — село в Японии, находящееся в уезде Хигаситикума префектуры Нагано. Площадь села составляет 99,50 км²[1], население — 4719 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 47,43 чел./км².

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