Aizumisato 会津美里町 | |
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 Isasumi Shrine | |
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 Location of Aizumisato in Fukushima Prefecture | |
  Aizumisato | |
| Coordinates:37°27′35.5″N139°50′28″E / 37.459861°N 139.84111°E /37.459861; 139.84111 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Fukushima |
| District | Ōnuma |
| Area | |
• Total | 276.33 km2 (106.69 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2020) | |
• Total | 20,092 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| – Tree | Styphnolobium japonicum |
| – Flower | Iris sanguinea |
| – Bird | Wagtail |
| Phone number | 0242-55-1122 |
| Address | 3163 Miyakita, Aizumisato-machi, Ōnuma-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-6292 |
| Website | Official website |
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Aizumisato (会津美里町,Aizumisato-machi) is atown located inFukushima Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 March 2020[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 20,092 in 7306 households[1] and apopulation density of 73 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 276.33 square kilometres (106.69 sq mi).
Aizumisato is located in the eastern portion of theAizu region, in west-central Fukushima Prefecture on the southwestern edge of the Aizu Basin.
Fukushima Prefecture
Aizumisato has aHumid continental climate (KöppenDfb) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Aizumisato is 13.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1320 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around −1.4 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Aizumisato has declined over the past 70 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1950 | 38,522 | — |
| 1960 | 36,073 | −6.4% |
| 1970 | 30,036 | −16.7% |
| 1980 | 27,945 | −7.0% |
| 1990 | 27,211 | −2.6% |
| 2000 | 27,172 | −0.1% |
| 2010 | 22,727 | −16.4% |
The area of present-day Aizumisato was part of ancientMutsu Province and formed part of the holdings ofAizu Domain during theEdo period. After theMeiji Restoration, it was organized as part ofŌnuma District in Fukushima Prefecture. The town of Aizumisato was created on October 1, 2005 with the merger of the two towns ofAizutakada andAizuhongō and the village ofNiitsuru, all fromŌnuma District.[4]
The economy of Aizumisato is dominated by agriculture.
Aizumisato has five public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education.
Ban-etsu Expressway – Niitsuru PA
National Route 401Aizumisato has a sister-city relationship with the town ofNaraha, also in Fukushima Prefecture. This is a renewal of the relationship Niitsuru had with Naraha prior to the merger.[6]
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