Tamura 田村市 | |
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 Central Tamura (2015) | |
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 Location of Tamura in Fukushima Prefecture | |
  Tamura | |
| Coordinates:37°26′N140°34′E / 37.433°N 140.567°E /37.433; 140.567 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Fukushima |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Takashi Shiraishi |
| Area | |
• Total | 458.30 km2 (176.95 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2020) | |
• Total | 35,702 |
| • Density | 77.901/km2 (201.76/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0247-82-1111 |
| Address | 76 Funehikimachi Funehiki aza hatazoe, Tamura-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-4393 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Japanese bush warbler |
| Flower | Azalea |
| Tree | Oak |
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Tamura (田村市,Tamura-shi) is acity located inFukushima Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 March 2020[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 35,702 in 12,821 households[1] and apopulation density of 78 persons per km². The total area of the city was 458.30 square kilometres (176.95 sq mi).
Tamura is located in east-central Fukushima Prefecture, in the easternmost portion of theNakadōri region of then prefecture. The town is located in a hilly region of the Abukuma Mountains.
Tamura has ahumid continental climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tamura is 10.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1368 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.1 °C.[2]
| Climate data forFunehiki, Tamura (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) | 18.6 (65.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 29.8 (85.6) | 32.8 (91.0) | 33.1 (91.6) | 34.6 (94.3) | 35.7 (96.3) | 33.5 (92.3) | 28.4 (83.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 18.1 (64.6) | 35.7 (96.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 4.5 (40.1) | 8.5 (47.3) | 15.1 (59.2) | 20.7 (69.3) | 23.7 (74.7) | 27.0 (80.6) | 28.3 (82.9) | 24.0 (75.2) | 18.1 (64.6) | 12.4 (54.3) | 6.4 (43.5) | 16.0 (60.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) | 0.0 (32.0) | 3.3 (37.9) | 9.2 (48.6) | 14.6 (58.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 23.1 (73.6) | 19.1 (66.4) | 13.1 (55.6) | 7.2 (45.0) | 2.1 (35.8) | 11.0 (51.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) | −4.4 (24.1) | −1.5 (29.3) | 3.4 (38.1) | 8.9 (48.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.4 (65.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 15.1 (59.2) | 8.5 (47.3) | 2.2 (36.0) | −2.0 (28.4) | 6.4 (43.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) | −15.0 (5.0) | −15.3 (4.5) | −7.2 (19.0) | −0.6 (30.9) | 3.8 (38.8) | 7.6 (45.7) | 9.1 (48.4) | 3.1 (37.6) | −2.7 (27.1) | −6.5 (20.3) | −15.4 (4.3) | −17.4 (0.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 41.7 (1.64) | 33.7 (1.33) | 71.5 (2.81) | 84.0 (3.31) | 90.6 (3.57) | 118.4 (4.66) | 181.6 (7.15) | 149.4 (5.88) | 167.4 (6.59) | 141.3 (5.56) | 60.9 (2.40) | 40.1 (1.58) | 1,180.5 (46.48) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.6 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 13.8 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 111.2 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 156.9 | 170.0 | 185.9 | 189.4 | 195.5 | 149.8 | 146.7 | 172.8 | 132.5 | 145.1 | 140.0 | 144.2 | 1,928.9 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Tamura has declined steadily over the past 60 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1960 | 58,820 | — |
| 1970 | 52,926 | −10.0% |
| 1980 | 48,932 | −7.5% |
| 1990 | 46,758 | −4.4% |
| 2000 | 45,054 | −3.6% |
| 2010 | 40,422 | −10.3% |
| 2020 | 35,169 | −13.0% |
The area of present-day Tamura was part of ancientMutsu Province. Much of the area was part ofMiharu Domain under theEdo periodTokugawa shogunate. After theMeiji Restoration, the area was organized as part ofTamura District inIwaki Province. The villages ofMiyakoji,Tokiwa, Katasone,Takine, andŌgoe were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Tokiwa was elevated to town status on July 1, 1898, and the village of Katasone became the town ofFunehiki on April 1, 1934. Takine was elevated to town status of April 1, 1940 followed by Ōgoe on February 8, 1942. The city of Tamura was established on March 1, 2005, from the merger of these four towns and one village.
After theFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster on 11 March 2011, the area containing the former village ofMiyakoji was evacuated. On 1 April 2012 residents were allowed to return during daytime hours as decontamination work progressed. The evacuation order was lifted on 1 April 2014.[6] However, doubts remain as to the effectiveness of the radiation decontamination efforts.[7][8][9][10]
Tamura has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 20 members. Tamura, together withTamura District contribute two members to the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part ofFukushima 3rd district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
The economy of Tamura is primarily agricultural. Rice, beef and dairy cattle, and vegetable production predominates. The area is also known for its bottled mineral water andsake rice wine.
As of 2023, Tamura has eight public elementary schools and seven junior high schools operated by the Tamura City Board of Education. There is also one high school operated by the Fukushima Prefecture Board of Education.
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