Sagara (
Sagara
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Coordinates: 32°14′07″N 130°47′52″E / 32.23528°N 130.79778°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kyushu |
Prefecture | Kumamoto |
District | Kuma |
Area | |
• Total | 94.54 km2 (36.50 sq mi) |
Population (August 31, 2024) | |
• Total | 3,987 |
• Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 2500-1, Fukamizu, Soragamura, Kumamoto-ken 868-0094, Japan |
Website | Official website |
Symbols | |
Bird | Wagtail |
Flower | Adonis |
Tree | Camellia sinensis |
Geography
editSagara is located in the western part of the Hitoyoshi Basin in southern Kumamoto Prefecture. The northern part is mostly mountainous, and the Kawabe River runs through it from north to south.
Neighboring municipalities
editKumamoto Prefecture
Climate
editSagara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sagara is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2283 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.5 °C.[2]
Demographics
editPer Japanese census data, the population of Sagara is as shown below
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1940 | 6,369 | — |
1950 | 5,902 | −7.3% |
1960 | 8,830 | +49.6% |
1970 | 6,241 | −29.3% |
1980 | 5,932 | −5.0% |
1990 | 5,941 | +0.2% |
2000 | 5,526 | −7.0% |
2010 | 4,934 | −10.7% |
2020 | 4,070 | −17.5% |
History
editThe area of Sagara was part of ancient Higo Province, During the Edo Period it was part of the holdings of Hitoyoshi Domain. After the Meiji restoration, the villages of Kawamura and Youra were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The town villages merged to form the village of Sagara on September 1, 1956.
Government
editSagara has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village council of eight members. Sagara, collectively with the other municipalities of Kuma District, contributes two members to the Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the village is part of the Kumamoto 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
editThe local economy is based on agriculture and forestry.
Education
editSagara has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
Transportation
editRailway
editKumagawa Railroad - Yunomae Line
Highway
editSister city relations
edit- - Saint-Valentin, France, since 2017
References
edit- ^ "Sagara Village official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Sagara climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
External links
edit- Media related to Sagara, Kumamoto at Wikimedia Commons
- Sagara official website (in Japanese)