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Toyooka (豊丘村, Toyooka-mura) is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019^[update], the village had an estimated population of 6,704 in 2156 households,[1] and a population density of 87 persons per km². The total area of the village is 85.2 square kilometres (32.9 sq mi).

Toyooka 豊丘村
Village
Toyooka Village Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Toyooka in Nagano Prefecture
Toyooka
Coordinates: 35°33′5.4″N 137°53′45.2″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture	Nagano
District	Shimoina
Area
• Total	76.79 km2 (29.65 sq mi)
Population  (April 2019)
• Total	6,704
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Pinus densiflora
• Flower	Magnolia kobus
Phone number	0265-35-3311
Address	3120 Kumashiro, Toyooka-mura, Shimoina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-3202
Website	Official website

Geography

Toyooka is located in the Ina Valley in mountainous southern of Nagano Prefecture. The Tenryū River runs through the village.

Surrounding municipalities

• Nagano Prefecture
  • IIda
  • Matsukawa
  • Takamori
  • Ōshika
  • Takagi

Climate

The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Toyooka is 10.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.6 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Toyooka has decreased gradually over the past 70 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1940	8,822	—
1950	10,077	+14.2%
1960	8,716	−13.5%
1970	7,600	−12.8%
1980	7,409	−2.5%
1990	7,254	−2.1%
2000	7,221	−0.5%
2010	6,819	−5.6%
2020	6,426	−5.8%

History

The area of present-day Toyooka was part of ancient Shinano Province. Ruins from the Japanese Paleolithic, Jomon and Kofun periods indicate continuous settlement for thousands of years. The villages of Kumashiro and Kouno were established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The two villages merged on April 1, 1955 to form the village of Toyooka.

Economy

Toyooka is noted for its harvest of matsutake mushrooms.

Education

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

Transportation

Railway

• The village does not have any passenger railway service.

Highway

• The village is not located on any national highway.

References

External links

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

На других языках

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- [en] Toyooka, Nagano

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[es] Toyooka (Nagano)

Toyooka (豊丘村, Toyooka-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 6458 habitantes y una densidad de población de 84 personas por km².[4]

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[ru] Тоёока (село)

Тоёока (яп. 豊丘村 Тоёока-мура) — село в Японии, находящееся в уезде Симоина префектуры Нагано. Площадь села составляет 76,85 км²[1], население — 6688 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 87,03 чел./км².

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