Minamiyamashiro, Kyoto

Coordinates: 34°46′22″N 135°59′37″E / 34.77278°N 135.99361°E / 34.77278; 135.99361
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Minamiyamashiro
南山城村
Minamiyamashiro Village
Flag of Minamiyamashiro
Official seal of Minamiyamashiro
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Location of Minamiyamashiro in Kyoto Prefecture
Location of Minamiyamashiro
Minamiyamashiro is located in Japan
Minamiyamashiro
Minamiyamashiro
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°46′22″N 135°59′37″E / 34.77278°N 135.99361°E / 34.77278; 135.99361
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureKyoto
DistrictSōraku
Area
 • Total64.11 km2 (24.75 sq mi)
Population
 (July 31, 2023)
 • Total2,472
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address14-1 Kubo, Kita-Ogawara, Minamiyamashiro-mura, Soraku-gun, Kyoto-fu 619-1411
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerPrunus cerasus
TreeRhododendron
Minamiyamashiro Village Hall
Tea plantations in Minamiyamashiro Village

Minamiyamashiro (南山城村, Minamiyamashiro-mura) is a village located in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2023 the village has an estimated population of 2,472 in 1219 households and a population density of 39 persons per km².[1] The total area of the village is 64.11 square kilometres (24.75 sq mi).

Geography[edit]

Minamiyamashiro is located in the far southeastern corner of Kyoto Prefecture. The Kizu River flows through the village.

Neighboring municipalities[edit]

Kyoto PrefectureKyoto Prefecture
Mie PrefectureMie Prefecture
Nara PrefectureNara Prefecture
Shiga PrefectureShiga Prefecture

Climate[edit]

Minamiyamashiro has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minamiyamashiro is 13.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1439 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.9 °C.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Minamiyamashiro has declined in recent decades.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1940 3,599—    
1950 4,428+23.0%
1960 4,050−8.5%
1970 3,570−11.9%
1980 3,396−4.9%
1990 3,890+14.5%
2000 3,784−2.7%
2010 3,078−18.7%
2020 2,391−22.3%

History[edit]

The area of Minamiyamashiro was part of ancient Yamashiro Province. During the Edo Period, the area was art of the holdings of Yagyū Domain. It was the starting point for water transportation along the Kizugawa River, and was a shipping point for Shigaraki ware and lumber, The villages of Takayama and Ōkawara were established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. The two villages merged on April 1, 1955 to form the village of Minamiyamashiro.

Government[edit]

Minamiyamashiro has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village council of ten members. Minamiyamashiro, collectively with the other municipalities of Sōraku District and the city of Kizugawa, contributes two members to the Kyoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the village is part of the Kyoto 6th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy[edit]

Minamiyamashiro is a rural area, with an economy based on agriculture, with the area noted for its production of green tea.

Education[edit]

Minamiyamashiro has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the Sōraku Tōbu kōiki rengō. The village does not have a high school

Transportation[edit]

Railways[edit]

JR West - Kansai Main Line

Highways[edit]

Local attractions[edit]

  • Japanese Heritage Site No.1 “800 Years of Japanese Tea History Walk” - On April 24, 2015, Dosenbo, Takao, Tayama, and Imayama tea plantations were selected as cultural property elements

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Minamiyamashiro Village official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Minamiyamashiro climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
  3. ^ Minamiyamashiro population statistics

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