Tanagura 棚倉町 | |
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 Tanagura Town Hall | |
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 Location of Tanagura in Fukushima Prefecture | |
  Tanagura | |
| Coordinates:37°01′47.5″N140°22′46.5″E / 37.029861°N 140.379583°E /37.029861; 140.379583 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Fukushima |
| District | Higashishirakawa |
| Area | |
• Total | 159.93 km2 (61.75 sq mi) |
| Population (April 2020) | |
• Total | 13,827 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Japanese Red Pine |
| - Flower | Azalea |
| Phone number | 0247-33-3111 |
| Address | 33 Nakayano, Tanagura, Tanagura-machi, Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-6131 |
| Website | Official website |
Tanagura (棚倉町,Tanagura-machi) is atown located inFukushima Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 April 2020[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 13,827 in 5053 households,[1] and apopulation density of 86 persons per km². The total area of the town was 159.93 km2 (61.75 sq mi).
Tanagura is located in the southernmost portion of Fukushima prefecture, bordering onTochigi Prefecture to the west andIbaraki Prefecture to the south.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Tanagura was relatively constant throughout the late 20th century but has begun to decline in the 21st.
Tanagura has been recognized by Japan's Office for the Promotion of Regional Revitalization (Kishida Cabinet Secretariat), which promotes the development of new technologies to combat depopulation, for itsdigital transformation/telework infrastructure. Related projects have been awarded over ¥6M in government grants.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 12,536 | — |
| 1930 | 14,150 | +12.9% |
| 1940 | 14,835 | +4.8% |
| 1950 | 19,865 | +33.9% |
| 1960 | 18,755 | −5.6% |
| 1970 | 16,621 | −11.4% |
| 1980 | 16,105 | −3.1% |
| 1990 | 16,606 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 16,376 | −1.4% |
| 2010 | 15,054 | −8.1% |
| 2020 | 13,343 | −11.4% |
Tanagura has ahumid climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Tanagura is 11.6 °C (52.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,408 mm (55.4 in) with September as the wettest month.[4]
The area of present-day Tanagura was part of ancientMutsu Province. The area formed part of the holdings ofTanagura Domain, in theEdo period. After theMeiji Restoration, it was organized as partHigashishirakawa District within theNakadōri region ofIwaki Province. Tanagura Town was formed on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. The town expanded on January 1, 1950 by the annexation of the neighboring villages of Yashirogawa, Chikaatsu, Yamaoka and Takano.
Tanagura has a mixed economy with agriculture and precision manufacturing predominating.
Tanagura has five public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education.
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