Nakatosa
Nakatosa
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Town | |
![]() Nakatosa town office | |
![]() Location of Nakatosa in Kōchi Prefecture | |
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Coordinates: 33°19′40″N 133°13′40″E / 33.32778°N 133.22778°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Shikoku |
Prefecture | Kōchi |
District | Takaoka |
Area | |
• Total | 193.20 km2 (74.59 sq mi) |
Population (July 31, 2022) | |
• Total | 6,200 |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 6663-1 Kure, Nakatosa-chō, Takaoka-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-1301 |
Website | Official website |
Symbols | |
Bird | Blue rock thrush |
Flower | Chrysanthemum japonense |
Tree | Magnolia compressa |
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Nakatosa (
Geography
[edit]Nakatosa is located in the central part of Kōchi Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, facing the Pacific Ocean to the east.
Neighbouring municipalities
[edit]Kōchi Prefecture
Climate
[edit]Nakatosa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nakatosa is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2533 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 25.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around5.5 °C.[2]
Demographics
[edit]Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Nakatosa has decreased steadily since the 1950s.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1920 | 11,888 | — |
1930 | 12,562 | +5.7% |
1940 | 12,922 | +2.9% |
1950 | 16,146 | +24.9% |
1960 | 14,184 | −12.2% |
1970 | 11,311 | −20.3% |
1980 | 10,753 | −4.9% |
1990 | 9,852 | −8.4% |
2000 | 8,722 | −11.5% |
2010 | 7,605 | −12.8% |
2020 | 6,002 | −21.1% |
History
[edit]As with all of Kōchi Prefecture, the area of Nakatosa was part of ancient Tosa Province. During the Edo period, the area was part of the holdings of Tosa Domain ruled by the Yamauchi clan from their seat at Kōchi Castle. The villages of Kure (
Government
[edit]Nakatosa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of six members. Nakatosa, together with the municipalities of Shimanto, Tsuno and Yusuhara, contributes two members to the Kōchi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Kōchi 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
[edit]The local economy is centered on horticulture and greenhouse farming, with commercial fishing playing a smaller role.
Education
[edit]Nakatosa has two public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
Transportation
[edit]Railway
[edit] Shikoku Railway Company – Dosan Line
Highways
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nakatosa town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Nakatosa climate data
- ^ Nakatosa population statistics
External links
[edit]Media related to Nakatosa, Kōchi at Wikimedia Commons
- Nakatosa official website(in English)
- Nakatosa official website (in Japanese)