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Shichikashuku (七ヶ宿町, Shichikashuku-machi) is a town located in Katta District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2020, the town had an estimated population of 1,323, and a population density of 5.0 persons per km² in 626 households.[1] The total area of the town is 263.09 square kilometres (101.58 sq mi).

Shichikashuku
七ヶ宿町
Town
Shichikashuku Town hall
Location of Shichikashuku in Miyagi Prefecture
Shichikashuku
 
Coordinates: 37°59′34.7″N 140°26′29.7″E
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureMiyagi
DistrictKatta
Area
  Total263.09 km2 (101.58 sq mi)
Population
 (June 1, 2020)
  Total1,323
  Density5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeMagnolia kobus
- FlowerLilium rubellum
- BirdOriental turtle dove
Phone number0224-37-2111
AddressSeki 126 banchi, Shichikashuku-machi, Katta-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-0512
WebsiteOfficial website
Traditional houses in Shichikashuku
Traditional houses in Shichikashuku
Lake Chōrō in Shichikashuku
Lake Chōrō in Shichikashuku

Geography


Shichikashuku is located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan in the far southwestern corner of Miyagi Prefecture. Surrounded by the Zaō Mountains, it is bordered by Yamagata Prefecture to the north and west, and by Fukushima Prefecture to the south. Parts of the town are within the borders of the Zaō Quasi-National Park or the Zaō Kōgen Prefectural Natural Park.


Neighboring municipalities


Miyagi Prefecture

Yamagata Prefecture

Fukushima Prefecture


Climate


Shichikashuku has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Shichikashuku is 9.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1430 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.7 °C.[2]


Demographics


Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Shichikashuku has declined steadily over the past 70 years and is now much smaller than it was a century ago.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 4,490    
1930 4,758+6.0%
1940 4,936+3.7%
1950 5,536+12.2%
1960 5,177−6.5%
1970 3,712−28.3%
1980 2,926−21.2%
1990 2,208−24.5%
2000 2,034−7.9%
2010 1,694−16.7%
2020 1,262−25.5%

History


The area of present-day Shichikashuku was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and was part of the holdings of Sendai Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. It was made part Katta District in the new Iwaki Province at the start of the Meiji period. The district was transferred to Miyagi Prefecture on 21 August 1876.

Shichikashuku Village was established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the post-Meiji restoration modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on April 1, 1957.


Government


Shichikashuku has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 8 members. Shichikashuku, collectively with the city of Shiroishi and the town of Zaō, contributes two seats to the Miyagi Prefectural legislature.. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Miyagi 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.


Economy


The economy of Shichikashuku is largely based on agriculture and forestry.


Education


Shichikashuku has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.


Transportation


Shichikashuku does not have by any passenger train service.


Highway



Local attractions



References




Media related to Shichikashuku, Miyagi at Wikimedia Commons


На других языках


- [en] Shichikashuku, Miyagi

[es] Shichikashuku (Miyagi)

Shichikashuku (七ヶ宿町, Shichikashuku-machi?) es un pueblo localizado en la prefectura de Miyagi, Japón. En octubre de 2018 tenía una población de 1.330 habitantes y una densidad de población de 5,06 personas por km². Su área total es de 263,09 km².

[ru] Ситикасюку

Ситикасюку (яп. 七ケ宿町 Ситикасюку-мати) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Катта префектуры Мияги. Площадь посёлка составляет 263,00 км²[1], население — 1588 человек (31 июля 2014)[2], плотность населения — 6,04 чел./км².



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