Yuasa 湯浅町 | |
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 Yuasa town office | |
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 Location of Yuasa in Wakayama Prefecture | |
  Yuasa Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:34°02′N135°11′E / 34.033°N 135.183°E /34.033; 135.183 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Wakayama |
| District | Arida |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.79 km2 (8.03 sq mi) |
| Population (December 1, 2021) | |
• Total | 11,413 |
| • Density | 549.0/km2 (1,422/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 668-1 Aoki, Yuasa-cho, Arida-gun, Wakayama-ken 643-0002 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Sanbokan |
| Tree | Nageia nagi |
Yuasa (湯浅町,Yuasa-chō) is atown located inArida District,Wakayama Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 December 2021[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 11,413 in 5338 households and apopulation density of 550 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 20.79 square kilometres (8.03 sq mi). Yuasa claims to be the birthplace ofsoy sauce.[2]
Yuasa is located on the coast in north-central Wakayama Prefecture, facing the Kii Channel. The coastline is aria coast and the climate is mild due to the effects of the offshoreKuroshio Current.
Wakayama Prefecture
Yuasa has aHumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yuasa is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1878 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.8 °C.[3] The area is subject totyphoons in summer.
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Yuasa has been slowly declining over the past 40 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 12,119 | — |
| 1930 | 13,611 | +12.3% |
| 1940 | 13,868 | +1.9% |
| 1950 | 17,127 | +23.5% |
| 1960 | 17,094 | −0.2% |
| 1970 | 16,833 | −1.5% |
| 1980 | 17,037 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 16,525 | −3.0% |
| 2000 | 15,410 | −6.7% |
| 2010 | 13,215 | −14.2% |
The area of the modern town of Yuasa was within ancientKii Province. The name "Yuasa" appears inHeian period documents in conjunction with YuasaShōen, a landed estate in the area which existed into theNanboku-chō period. During theEdo period, it was the location of adaikansho which administered the surrounding area forKishū Domain. The village of Yuasa was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was elevated to town status on June 22, 1896. The neighboring village of Tasukawa was annexed on March 31, 1956.
Yuasa has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 10 members. Yuasa collectively with the other municipalities ofArida District, contributes three members to theWakayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part ofWakayama 3rd district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Yuasa is famous for itssoy sauce industry, which has flourished since theEdo period.Commercial fishing, especially forwhitebait, agriculture and tourism are all-important contributors to the local economy.
Yuasa has four public elementary schools and one public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Wakayama Prefectural Board of Education.
Yuasa-Gobo Road
National Route 42
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