Kazamaura, Aomori

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Kazamaura

風間浦村
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Shimoburo onsen in Kazamaura
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Location of Kazamaura in Aomori Prefecture
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Kazamaura
 
Coordinates: 41°29′15″N140°59′55″E / 41.48750°N 140.99861°E / 41.48750; 140.99861 Coordinates: 41°29′15″N140°59′55″E / 41.48750°N 140.99861°E / 41.48750; 140.99861
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Aomori Prefecture
District Shimokita
Area
  Total69.55 km2 (26.85 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2017)
  Total2,002
  Density28/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols 
- Tree Hiba
- Flower Rosa rugosa
- Bird Common gull
Phone number0175-35-2111
Address28-5 Aza-Ōkawame, Ōaza Ikokuma, Kazamaura-mura, Aomori-ken 039-4502
Website www.kazamaura.jp
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Kazamaura Village Hall

Kazamaura(風間浦村,Kazamaura-mura) is a village located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2017, the village had an estimated population of 2,002, and a population density of 28 persons per km2 in 942 households. [1] . The total area of the village is 69.55 square kilometres (26.85 sq mi). [2]

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Geography

The northernmost village on Honshū island, Kazamaura is on the northwestern shore of Shimokita Peninsula. It is separated from the island of Hokkaidō by the Tsugaru Strait. Most of the village is part of the Osoreyama Mountain Range, resulting in little flat land. The Ikokuma River flows through the village. Approximately 96% of the total area of the village is covered by forests. [3] The village has a cold oceanic climate characterized by cool short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall and strong winds. (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Kazamaura is 8.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1259 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.9 °C. [4]

Much of the village is within the borders of the Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park.

Neighbouring municipalities

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, [5] the population of Kazamaura has declined over the past 40 years.

Census YearPopulation
19704,243
19803,917
19903,295
20002,793
20102,465

History

Kazamaura was founded with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889 through the merger of the three hamlets of Shimofuro(下風呂村), Ikokuma(易国間), and Hebiurakani(蛇浦簡易), with the new village taking one kanji from the names of its components to form "Kazamaura".

Economy

The economy of Kazamaura is heavily dependent on forestry and commercial fishing (particularly for squid, sea urchin and konbu).

Education

Kazamaura has three public elementary schools, and one public middle school operate day the village government. The village does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Local attractions

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References

  1. Kazamaura village official home page ‹See Tfd› (in Japanese)
  2. 詳細データ 青森県風間浦村. 市町村の姿 グラフと統計でみる農林水産業 (in Japanese). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. Kazamaura Home Page
  4. Kazamaura climate data
  5. Kazamaura population statistics

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