Nan'yo 南陽市 | |
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 Nan'yo City Hall | |
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 Location of Nan'yo in Yamagata Prefecture | |
  Nan'yo | |
| Coordinates:38°3′18.4″N140°8′51.4″E / 38.055111°N 140.147611°E /38.055111; 140.147611 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Yamagata |
| Area | |
• Total | 160.52 km2 (61.98 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2020) | |
• Total | 31,112 |
| • Density | 193.82/km2 (501.99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Sakura |
| - Flower | Chrysanthemum |
| Phone number | 0238-40-3211 |
| Address | 436-1 Mitsumadori, Nanyō-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-2292 |
| Website | Official website |
Nan'yō (南陽市,Nan'yō-shi) is acity located inYamagata Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 March 2020[update], the city had an estimated population of 31,112 in 11379 households,[1] and apopulation density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 160.52 square kilometres (62 sq mi).
Nan'yo is located in the northern part of Okitama Basin in southern Yamagata Prefecture, with mountains to the north, east and west and theMogami River forming its southern border. It is approximately 21 km from Yonezawa, 35 km from Yamagata city, 61 km fromFukushima, and 95 km fromSendai. The city has an altitude of about 200 meters in the plains rising to 450 meters in the northern mountains. Mt. Shirataka (elevation 994 meters) is the highest elevation in the city.
Nan'yō has aHumid continental climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Nan'yō is 11.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1486 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.4 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Nan'yō has declined slightly over the past 30 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1960 | 41,324 | — |
| 1970 | 37,271 | −9.8% |
| 1980 | 36,682 | −1.6% |
| 1990 | 36,977 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 36,191 | −2.1% |
| 2010 | 33,664 | −7.0% |
| 2020 | 31,112 | −7.6% |
The area of present-day Nan'yo was part of ancientDewa Province. InJapanese folklore it is the setting of theTsuru no Ongaeshi legend. After the start of theMeiji period, the area was organized into villages withinHigashiokitama District, Yamagata Prefecture with the establishment of the modern municipalities system, including the village of Akayu. Akayu was raised to town status in December 1895.
The city of Nan'yo was established on April 1, 1967, by the merger of the former towns ofMiyauchi andAkayu with the village of Wagō. Akayu is famous for its hot springs, cherries andhang gliding and includes the former village ofNakagawa. Miyauchi is famous for its chrysanthemum festival and theKumano-taisha Shrine, and includes the former villages ofUrushiyama,Yoshino, and Kaneyama. The village of Wago was created in 1955 by the merger of the villages ofOkigō andRingō. The English travel-writerIsabella Bird visited Akayu in 1878 and wrote about the town inUnbeaten Tracks in Japan.[4][5] The city is named afterNanyang, China, where according to legend a chrysanthemum spring can make drinkers immortal.[6]
Nan'yō has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 17 members. The city contributes one member to the Yamagata Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Yamagata District 2 of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
The economy of Nan'yo is based on agriculture, light manufacturing, and tourism.[citation needed] A number of wineries are also located in the city.
Nan'yō is home to the following three major wineries.
In addition to the three wineries, Nan'yō is also home to asake brewery calledAzuma no Fumoto (東の麓).[10]
Nan'yō has six public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education.
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