Chikuhoku 筑北村 | |
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 Chikuhoku Village Hall | |
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 Location of Chikuhoku in Nagano Prefecture | |
  Chikuhoku | |
| Coordinates:36°25′34.8″N138°0′55″E / 36.426333°N 138.01528°E /36.426333; 138.01528 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) |
| Prefecture | Nagano |
| District | Higashichikuma |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Morihiko Ota (November 2021)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 99.47 km2 (38.41 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2018) | |
• Total | 4,688 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Symbols | |
| Phone number | 0263-66-2111 |
| Address | 2187 Sakakita, Chikuhoku-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 399-7601 |
| Website | Official website |
Chikuhoku (筑北村,Chikuhoku-mura) is avillage located inNagano Prefecture,Japan. As of 28 February 2018[update], the village had an estimatedpopulation of 4,688 in 1873 households, and apopulation density of 47 persons per km2.[2] The total area of the village is 99.47 square kilometres (38.41 sq mi).[3]
Chikuhoku is located in the center of Nagano Prefecture in the Matsumoto Basin.Higashijo Dam andOnikuma Dam are located in Chikuhoku.
The village has a climate characterized by cool, humid summers and cold winters (Köppen climate classificationDfa). The average annual temperature in Chikuhoku is 9.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2515 mm with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around -3.8 °C.[4]
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Chikuhoku has decreased by more than half over the past 70 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1940 | 8,886 | — |
| 1950 | 11,361 | +27.9% |
| 1960 | 9,757 | −14.1% |
| 1970 | 8,105 | −16.9% |
| 1980 | 7,556 | −6.8% |
| 1990 | 7,111 | −5.9% |
| 2000 | 6,049 | −14.9% |
| 2010 | 5,172 | −14.5% |
| 2020 | 4,149 | −19.8% |
The area of present-day Chikuhoku was part of ancientShinano Province. Most of the area was under the control ofMatsumoto Domain during theEdo period. The villages ofHonjō,Sakakita, andSakai were created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The village of Chikuhoku was incorporated on October 11, 2005, by a merger of the three villages.[6]
Chikuhoku has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the village government, and one middle school operated jointly between Chikuhoku and neighboringOmi village. The village does not have a high school.
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