Koori, Fukushima

Koori 桑折町
Town
Koori Town Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Koori in Fukushima Prefecture
Koori
Coordinates: 37°50′58″N 140°30′59″E / 37.84944°N 140.51639°E / 37.84944; 140.51639Coordinates: 37°50′58″N 140°30′59″E / 37.84944°N 140.51639°E / 37.84944; 140.51639
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima Prefecture
District	Date District
Area
• Total	42.97 km2 (16.59 sq mi)
Population (May 2018)
• Total	12,055
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Torreya nucifera, Pinus densiflora
- Flower	Peach
- Bird	Common cuckoo
Phone number	024-582-2111
Address	Higashi Osumi 18 Koori-machi, Date-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-1611
Website	Official website

Koori Post Office on the former Ōshū Kaidō

Koori (桑折町, Koori-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2018, the town had an estimated population of 12,055 in 4598 households, and a population density of 280 persons per km². The total area the town was 42.97 square kilometres (16.59 sq mi).^[1]

Geography

Koori is located in the northern Fukushima Basin on the northern border of Fukushima prefecture with Miyagi Prefecture.

• Rivers: Abukuma River

Climate

Koori has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Koori is 12.5 °C (54.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,233 mm (48.5 in) with September as the wettest month.The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C (77.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.9 °C (33.6 °F).^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] , the population of Koori has declined over the past 40 years.

History

The area of present-day Koori was part of ancient Mutsu Province. During the Edo period, it was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate and was the site of a daikansho as well as a post station on the Ōshū Kaidō highway. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The town of Koori was created on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It annexed the neighboring villages of Mutsuai, Datezaki and Handa on March 31, 1954.

Economy

The economy of Koori is primarily agricultural.

Education

Koori has four public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town has one private high school, but no public high schools.

International relations

• - Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA since May 15, 1992 ^[4]

References

External links

Media related to Koori, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)