Kunohe, Iwate

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Kunohe
九戸村
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Kunohe Village Hall
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Location of Kunohe in Iwate Prefecture
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Kunohe
 
Coordinates: 40°12′40.9″N141°25′8.3″E / 40.211361°N 141.418972°E / 40.211361; 141.418972
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Iwate
District Kunohe
Area
  Total134.02 km2 (51.75 sq mi)
Population
 (May 1, 2020)
  Total5,650
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols 
• Tree Japanese red pine
• Flower Rhododendron
• Bird Copper pheasant
Phone number0195-42-2111
AddressIhonai dai-10 jiwari 11-6, Kunohe-mura, Kunohe-gun, Iwate 028-6502
Website Official website
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Ricefields in Kunohe

Kunohe (九戸村, Kunohe-mura) is a village located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020, the village had an estimated population of 5,650 in 2177 households, [1] and a population density of 42 persons per km². The total area of the village was 134.02 square kilometres (51.75 sq mi).

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Geography

Kunohe is located in north-central Iwate Prefecture, within the Kitakami Mountains, in the river valley of the Niida River. Over 70 percent of the village area is covered by mountains and forests. [2] Portions of the village are within the borders of the Oritsume Basenkyō Prefectural Natural Park.

Neighboring municipalities

Iwate Prefecture

Climate

Kunohe has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa ) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kunohe is 8.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1280 mm with September as the wettest month and February as the driest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around -3.2 °C. [3]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, [4] the population of Kunohe peaked around the year 1960 and has declined steadily over the past 60 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 6,322    
1930 6,934+9.7%
1940 7,693+10.9%
1950 9,120+18.5%
1960 9,925+8.8%
1970 8,775−11.6%
1980 8,496−3.2%
1990 7,985−6.0%
2000 7,324−8.3%
2010 6,510−11.1%
2020 5,378−17.4%

History

The area of present-day Kunohe was part of ancient Mutsu Province, dominated by the Nambu clan from the Muromachi period, and part of Hachinohe Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. During the early Meiji period, the villages of Toda, Ibonai and Esashika were created within Kita-Kunohe District on April 1, 1889, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Kita-Kunohe District and Minami-Kunohe Districts merged to form Kunohe District on April 1, 1897. The three villages merged to form the modern village of Kunohe on April 1, 1955.

Economy

The economy of Kunohe is based on agriculture, the production of charcoal and animal husbandry, primarily poultry. The village is famous for its production of amacha.

Government

Kunohe has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village council of 12 members. Ichinohe, and the city of Ninohe together contribute two seats to the Iwate Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the village is part of Iwate 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Education

Kunohe has five public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the village government. There is one public high school operated by the Iwate Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

Kunohe does not have any passenger train service.

Highway

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