Village in T?hoku, Japan
Yomogita
(
蓬田村
,
Yomogita-mura
)
is a
village
located in
Aomori Prefecture
,
Japan
and a part of the
Aomori metropolitan area
.
[1]
As of 31 January 2023
[update]
, the village had an estimated
population
of 2740 in 1129 households,
[2]
and a
population density
of 32 persons per km
2
. The total area of the village is 80.84 square kilometres (31.21 sq mi).
Geography
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Yomogita is in
Higashitsugaru District
of Aomori Prefecture, and occupies a portion of the eastern coastline of
Tsugaru Peninsula
, facing
Mutsu Bay
. Mount Okura (677 meters) lies to the west and forms the border with
Kitatsugaru
. The Yomogita River flow through the village from west to east into Mutsu Bay.
Neighbouring municipalities
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Aomori Prefecture
Climate
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The village has a cold
humid continental climate
(
Koppen
Cfb
) characterized by warm short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yomogita is 10.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1266 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.8 °C.
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Demographics
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Per Japanese census data,
[4]
the population of Yomogita peaked in the 1950s and has been in decline since. It is now less than it was a century ago.
Historical population
Year
| Pop.
| ±% p.a.
|
---|
1920
| 3,601
| ?
|
---|
1930
| 3,844
| +0.66%
|
---|
1940
| 4,196
| +0.88%
|
---|
1950
| 5,429
| +2.61%
|
---|
1960
| 5,435
| +0.01%
|
---|
1970
| 4,771
| ?1.29%
|
---|
| Year
| Pop.
| ±% p.a.
|
---|
1980
| 4,360
| ?0.90%
|
---|
1990
| 4,052
| ?0.73%
|
---|
2000
| 3,480
| ?1.51%
|
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2010
| 3,271
| ?0.62%
|
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2020
| 2,540
| ?2.50%
|
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|
|
History
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The Kodate site in Yomogita was
excavated
in 1971, revealing a large quantity of
Satsumon pottery
, iron tools and traces of
pit dwellings
, indicating that the Yomogita area was the location of an ancient Satsumon settlement. The area around Yomogita was controlled by the
Tsugaru clan
of
Hirosaki Domain
during the
Edo period
. After the
Meiji Restoration
, it was formed into a village on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system.
Government
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Yomogita has a
mayor-council
form of government with a directly elected mayor and a
unicameral
village council of eight members. Yomogita, collectively with the other municipalities of Higashitsugaru District, contributes one member to the Aomori Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the
Aomori 1st district
of the
lower house
of the
Diet of Japan
.
Economy
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The economy of Yomogita is heavily dependent on agriculture (rice and tomatoes) and
commercial fishing
. Some of the locally caught seafood include
sea urchin roe
,
sea cucumber
,
scallops
,
abalone
and
squid
.
Education
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Yomogita has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school
Transportation
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Railway
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East Japan Railway Company
(JR East) -
Tsugaru Line
Highway
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Noted people from Yomogita
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References
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External links
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Media related to
Yomogita, Aomori
at Wikimedia Commons