Tanagura, Fukushima

Tanagura 棚倉町
Town
Tanagura Town Hall
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Location of Tanagura in Fukushima Prefecture
Tanagura
Coordinates: 37°01′47.5″N 140°22′46.5″E / 37.029861°N 140.379583°E / 37.029861; 140.379583Coordinates: 37°01′47.5″N 140°22′46.5″E / 37.029861°N 140.379583°E / 37.029861; 140.379583
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima
District	Higashishirakawa
Area
• Total	159.93 km2 (61.75 sq mi)
Population (May 2018)
• Total	14,229
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Japanese Red Pine
- Flower	Azalea
Phone number	0247-33-3111
Address	33 Nakayano, Tanagura, Tanagura-machi, Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-6131
Website	Official website

Tanagura (棚倉町, Tanagura-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2018, the town had an estimated population of 14,229 in 5029 households ^[1], and a population density of 89 persons per km². The total area of the town was 159.93 square kilometres (61.7 sq mi).

Geography

Tanagura is located in the southernmost portion of Fukushima prefecture, bordering on Tochigi Prefecture to the west and Ibaraki Prefecture to the south. Tanagura has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Tanagura is 11.6 °C (52.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,408 mm (55.4 in) with September as the wettest month.^[2]

• Mountains: Yamizosan (1021.8m)
• Rivers: Kuji River

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] , the population of Tanagura has remained fairly constant over the past 40 years.

History

The area of present-day Tanagura was part of ancient Mutsu Province. The area formed part of the holdings of Tanagura Domain, in the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part Higashishirakawa District within the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. Tanagura Town was formed on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. The town expanded on January 1, 1950 by the annexation of the neighboring villages of Yashirogawa, Chikaatsu, Yamaoka and Takano.

Economy

Tanagura has mixed economy with agriculture and precision manufacturing predominating.

Education

Tanagura has five public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

International relations

• – Sparta, Greece, Friendship Cities from September 23, 1986
• – Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia from October 8, 2002

Local attractions

• Site of Tanagura Castle

External links

Media related to Tanagura, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website(in Japanese)

References