Wakuya

Wakuya
涌谷町
Town
Wakuya Castle

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Location of Wakuya in Miyagi Prefecture
Wakuya
 
Coordinates: 38°32′23″N 141°07′41.4″E / 38.53972°N 141.128167°E / 38.53972; 141.128167Coordinates: 38°32′23″N 141°07′41.4″E / 38.53972°N 141.128167°E / 38.53972; 141.128167
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Miyagi
District Tōda
Area
 • Total 82.16 km2 (31.72 sq mi)
Population (June 30, 2017)
 • Total 16,703
 • Density 203/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree Cryptomeria
- Flower Sakura
Phone number 0229-43-2111
Address 153-2 Shinmachiura, Wakuya-chō, Tōda-gun, Miyagi-ken 987-0192
Website http://www.town.wakuya.miyagi.jp/
Wakuya town hall

Wakuya (涌谷町, Wakuya-chō) is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2017, the town had an estimated population of 16,703, and a population density of 203 persons per km² in 6,076 households.[1] The total area of the town is 82.16 square kilometres (31.72 sq mi). The area is noted for its rice production.

Geography

Wakuya is in north-central Miyagi Prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Wakuya has declined over the past 40 years.

Census Year Population
1970 20,935
1980 21,319
1990 20,871
2000 19,313
2010 17,494

Climate

Wakuya has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Wakuya is 11.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1224 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.7 °C.[3]

History

The area of present-day Wakuya was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jōmon period by the Emishi people. During the Nara period, gold was discovered in the area. During later portion of the Heian period, the area was ruled by the Northern Fujiwara. During the Sengoku period, the area was contested by various samurai clans before the area came under the control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period, under the Tokugawa shogunate.

The town of Wakuya was established on June 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The town annexed the neighboring village of Moto-Wakuya on December 1, 1948, and the village of Nonodake on July 15, 1955. The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami destroyed numerous buildings in the town, and resulted in one fatality.

Economy

The economy of Wakuya is largely based on agriculture, primarily the cultivation of rice, spinach, and spring onions. Alps Electric has a manufacturing plant in Wakuya.

Education

The First Wakuya Elementary school

Wakuya has three public elementary schools (Wakuya No.1 Elementary school(涌谷第一小学校), Gesshoukan Elementary school(月将館小学校), Nonodake Elementary school(箟岳小学校)) and one public junior high school (Wakuya Middle School(涌谷中学校}) operated by the town government. [4] The town has one public high school operated by the Miyagi Prefecturing Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Local attractions

Sister city relations

Noted people from Wakuya

References

  1. ↑ Wakuya town official home page(in Japanese)
  2. ↑ Wakuya population statistics
  3. ↑ climate data
  4. ↑ Wakuya town official home page
  5. 1 2 "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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