Yasuoka, Nagano

Yasuoka 泰阜村
Village
Yasuoka Village Hall
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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

Tamoro hamlet in Yasuoka

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

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
  • Anan
  • Iida
  • Shimojō
  • Tenryū

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.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, 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.

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

External links

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