Kijimadaira, Nagano

Kijimadaira (木島平村, Kijimadaira-mura) is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2018, the village had an estimated population of 4,468, and a population density of 45.8 persons per km². The total area of the village is 99.32 square kilometres (38.35 sq mi).

Kijimadaira

木島平村
Village
Kijimadaira Village Hall
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Location of Kijimadaira in Nagano Prefecture
Kijimadaira
 
Coordinates: 36°51′30.3″N 138°24′24.1″E
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
PrefectureNagano
DistrictShimotakai
Area
 • Total99.32 km2 (38.35 sq mi)
Population
 (October 2018)
 • Total4,468
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols 
• TreeZelkova serrata
• FlowerAdonis amurensis
Phone number026-245-1100
Address973-1 Ogo, Kijimadaira-mura, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano-ken 389-2352
WebsiteOfficial website
Mount Kosha in Kijimadaira

Geography

Kijimadaira is located in mountainous northeastern Nagano Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[1] the population of Kijimadaira has decreased over the past 50 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1940 6,964—    
1950 8,387+20.4%
1960 7,735−7.8%
1970 6,470−16.4%
1980 6,077−6.1%
1990 5,887−3.1%
2000 5,513−6.4%
2010 4,942−10.4%

Climate

The village has a humid continental climate characterized by warm and humid summers, and cold winters with heavy snowfall (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Kijimadaira is 7.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1570 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 20.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around -5.1 °C.[2]

History

The area of present-day Kijimadaira was part of ancient Shinano Province. The modern village of Kijimadaira was established on February 1, 1955 by the merger of the villages of Hotada, Ogo and Kamijijima. A proposal to merge the village with neighboring Iiyama city and Nozawaonsen village was overwhelmingly rejected by local inhabitants in 2004.

Economy

The economy of Kijimadaira is based on agriculture and seasonal tourism.

Education

Kijimadaira has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village has one public high school operated by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway
  • The village has no passenger railway service.

Highway

References
  1. Kijimadaira population statistics
  2. Kijimadaira climate data


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