Minamimaki, Nagano
Minamimaki (南牧村, Minamimaki-mura) is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the village had an estimated population of 2924 in 1091 households,[1] and a population density of 22 persons per km². The total area of the village is 133.09 square kilometres (51.39 sq mi).
Minamimaki
南牧村 | |
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 Minamimaki Village Hall | |
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 Location of Minamimaki in Nagano Prefecture | |
  Minamimaki | |
| Coordinates: 36°1′15″N 138°29′31.7″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) |
| Prefecture | Nagano |
| District | Minamisaku |
| Area | |
| • Total | 133.09 km2 (51.39 sq mi) |
| Population (April 2019) | |
| • Total | 2,924 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0267-78-2121 |
| Address | 1051 Uminokuchi Minamimaki-mura, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-1211 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | http://www.minamimakimura.jp/ |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Eurasian skylark |
| Flower | Lily of the valley |
| Tree | Prunus serrulata |
Geography
Minamimaki is located in mountainous eastern Nagano Prefecture at an average altitude of between 1000 and 1500 meters, bordered by Yamanashi Prefecture to the south. The Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group is partly located within this village.
Surrounding municipalities
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 Minamimaki is 7.2 °C (45.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,432.4 mm (56.39 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 19.5 °C (67.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around −5.3 °C (22.5 °F).[2]
| Climate data for Nobeyama Station, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1978–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.1 (−13.2) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−23.1 (−9.6) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46.6 (1.83) |
49.8 (1.96) |
93.4 (3.68) |
100.6 (3.96) |
124.9 (4.92) |
172.6 (6.80) |
205.6 (8.09) |
166.8 (6.57) |
204.1 (8.04) |
164.6 (6.48) |
62.4 (2.46) |
41.0 (1.61) |
1,432.4 (56.39) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 13.7 | 15.1 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 119.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.7 | 167.1 | 179.8 | 188.3 | 186.0 | 127.7 | 142.2 | 160.1 | 124.1 | 140.2 | 167.9 | 175.5 | 1,933.7 |
| Source 1: JMA[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: JMA[4] | |||||||||||||
History
The area of present-day Minamimaki was part of ancient Shinano Province. The modern village of Minamimaki was created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Minamimaki has remained relatively steady over the past 50 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 3,029 | — |
| 1950 | 4,087 | +34.9% |
| 1960 | 4,112 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 3,604 | −12.4% |
| 1980 | 3,435 | −4.7% |
| 1990 | 3,582 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 3,540 | −1.2% |
| 2010 | 3,528 | −0.3% |
| 2020 | 3,242 | −8.1% |
Politics and Government
Elections
Transportation
Railway
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Highway
Local attractions
- Nobeyama radio observatory
- Yadegawa ruins, a Japanese Paleolithic period trace and National Historic Site
References
- Minamimaki Village official statistics (in Japanese)
- Minamimaki climate data
- 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- Minamimaki population statistics
External links
Media related to Minamimaki, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website (in Japanese)
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