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Geisei (芸西村, Geisei-mura) is a village located in Aki District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2022^[update], the village had an estimated population of 3,636 in 1767 households and a population density of 92 persons per km².[1]The total area of the village is 39.60 square kilometres (15.29 sq mi).

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Geisei 芸西村
Village
Geisei village hall
Flag Chapter
Location of Geisei in Kōchi Prefecture
Geisei Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°32′N 133°49′E
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku
Prefecture	Kōchi
District	Aki
Area
• Total	39.60 km2 (15.29 sq mi)
Population  (June 30, 2022)
• Total	3,636
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1262 Wajikiko, Geisei-mura, Aki-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-5701
Website	Official website
Symbols
Bird	Warbling white-eye
Flower	Rhododendron
Tree	Pinus thunbergii

Geography

Geisei is located in southeastern Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. It is facing the Pacific Ocean to the south and mountains in the north.

Neighbouring municipalities

Kōchi Prefecture

• Aki
• Kōnan

Climate

Geisei has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is high, but there is a pronounced difference between the wetter summers and drier winters.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Geisei has decreased steadily since the 1960s.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1950	6,689	—
1960	5,746	−14.1%
1970	4,601	−19.9%
1980	4,653	+1.1%
1990	4,539	−2.5%
2000	4,355	−4.1%
2010	4,048	−7.0%

History

As with all of Kōchi Prefecture, the area of Geisei was part of ancient Tosa Province. The name of Aki District appears in Nara period records. During the Edo period, the area was part of the holdings of Tosa Domain ruled by the Yamauchi clan from their seat at Kōchi Castle. The villages of Wajiki (和食村), Umanoue (馬ノ上村) and Nishibun (西分村) were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. The three villages merged on July 20, 1954 to form the village of Geisei.

Government

Geisei has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village council of five members. Geisei, , together with the other municipalities of Aki District, contributes one member to the Kōchi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the village is part of Kōchi 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan. Geisei's first mayor, Masao Okamura, served from 1946 as mayor of Nishibun to his retirement in 1996 for 50 years in the same post. He had been reelected 13 consecutive times, ten of which elections were unopposed.

Economy

The local economy is centered on horticulture and greenhouse farming, with commercial fishing and forestry playing a smaller roles.

Education

Geisei has one public elementary school and one public middle schools operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

Tosa Kuroshio Railway - Asa Line

• Nishibun - Wajiki

Highways

• National Route 55

References

External links

• Media related to Geisei, Kōchi at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Geisei, Kōchi

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[ru] Гейсей

Гейсей (яп. 芸西村 Гэйсэй-мура) — село в Японии, находящееся в уезде Аки префектуры Коти. Площадь села составляет 39,63 км²[1], население — 3933 человека (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 99,24 чел./км².

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