Yabu, Hy?go

Yabu

養父市
Yabu 養父市
City
	Mount Hyonosen and Hyonosen International Ski Resort
	Flag Chapter
	Location of Yabu in Hy?go Prefecture
	Yabu Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 35°24′N 134°46′E / 35.400°N 134.767°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Hy?go
Government
? Mayor	Sakae Hirose
Area
? Total	422.91 km 2 (163.29 sq mi)
Population (March 31, 2022)
? Total	22,177
? Density	52/km 2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 ( JST )
City hall address	1675, Yoka, Yoka-ch?, Yabu-shi, Hy?go-ken 667-8651
Website	Official website
Symbols
Flower	Lysichiton camtschatcensis
Tree	Fagus crenata

Yabu ( 養父市 , Yabu-shi ) is a city located in Hy?go Prefecture , Japan. As of 31 March 2022 ^[update], the city had an estimated population of 22,177 in 9236 households and a population density of 52 persons per km ². ^[1] The total area of the city is 422.91 square kilometres (163.29 sq mi).

Geography [ edit ]

Yabu is located in the northern part of Hy?go Prefecture and the Kinki region .The Maruyama River flows from the southeast to the northeast in the eastern part of the city, and the Yoka and Sekinomiya neighborhoods are located along the Yagi River, which is a tributary of the Maruyama River, and the Yabu and Oya areas are located along the Oya River. Part of the city is within the borders of the Hy?nosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park , including Mount My?ken (1139 meters), and Mount Hy?no the city's highest elevation at 1510 meters.

Neighbouring municipalities [ edit ]

Hy?go Prefecture

Tottori Prefecture

Wakasa

Climate [ edit ]

Yabu has a Humid subtropical climate (Koppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yabu is 12.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1936 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.3 °C. ^[2]

Demographics [ edit ]

Per Japanese census data, ^[3] the population of Yabu has declined steadily over the half century.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1960	44,884	?
1970	36,716	?18.2%
1980	33,979	?7.5%
1990	31,092	?8.5%
2000	30,110	?3.2%
2010	26,509	?12.0%

History [ edit ]

The area of the modern town of Yabu was within ancient Tajima Province .In the Edo Period , it was mostly tenry? territory under direct administration of the Tokugawa shogunate , with a small portion under the control of Izushi Domain . Following the Meiji restoration , it was initially part of "Toyooka Domain" before merging with Hy?go Prefecture in 1876. The village of Hirotani and Takinoya created within Yabu District, Hy?go with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Hirotani was raised to town status on April 15, 1927 and merged with Takinoya to form the town of My?jin on September 1, 1956. My?jin changed it name to Yabu on March 31,1957. On April 1, 2004, Yabu, merged with the towns of Oya , Sekinomiya and Yoka (all from Yabu District ) to form the city of Yabu.

Government [ edit ]

Yabu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 16 members. Yabu, together with the city of Asago contributes one member to the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly . In terms of national politics, the city is part of Hy?go 5th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan .

Economy [ edit ]

Yabu has an economy based primarily on agriculture, and is known for its production of garlic and "Tajima beef".

Education [ edit ]

Yabu has eight public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Hy?go Prefectural Department of Education. There is also one private high school.