Nishigō, Fukushima
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| name = Nishigō
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| image_caption = Nishigō Village Hall
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| subdivision_name1 = Tōhoku
| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture
| subdivision_name2 = Fukushima
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| subdivision_name3 = Nishishirakawa
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| population_total = 20,351
| population_as_of = March 2020
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| blank1_name_sec1 = • Tree
| blank1_info_sec1 = Quercus dentata
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| blank1_info_sec2 = Kumakura Orikuchihara 40-banchi Nishigō-mura, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 961-8091
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.vill.nishigo.fukushima.jp/}}
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{{Nihongo|Nishigō|西郷村|Nishigō-mura}} is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. {{As of|2020|03|01}}, the village had an estimated population of 20,351 in 7618 households [http://www.vill.nishigo.fukushima.jp/sonsei/tokei/toukeishiryo/zinko/genjyuzinkou/30/ Nishigō Village official statistics]{{in lang|ja}} and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the village was {{convert|192.06|km2|sqmi}}..
Geography
Nishigō is located in the upper reaches of the Abukuma River valley in south-central Fukushima prefecture, bordered by Tochigi Prefecture to the south. It is about 185 km north of Tokyo.
- Mountains: Sanbonyaridake (1916.9m)
- Rivers: Abukuma River
- Lakes: Nishigō Dam, Akasaka Dam
=Neighboring municipalities=
- Fukushima Prefecture
- Shimogō
- Shirakawa
- Ten'ei
- Tochigi Prefecture
- Nasu
- Nasushiobara
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-fukushima.php Nishigō population statistics] the population of Nishigō has increased over the past 50 years.
{{Historical populations
| 1920 | 6,500
| 1930 | 7,059
| 1940 | 7,523
| 1950 | 11,438
| 1960 | 11,373
| 1970 | 10,454
| 1980 | 12,744
| 1990 | 16,194
| 2000 | 18,642
| 2010 | 19,767
| 2020 | 20,808
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Climate
Nishigō has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Nishigō is {{Convert|10.0|C|}}. The average annual rainfall is {{Convert|1438|mm||abbr=on}} with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{Convert|25.4|C|}}, and lowest in January, at around {{Convert|0.9|C|}}.[https://en.climate-data.org/location/472541/ Nishigō climate data]
History
The area of present-day Nishigō was part of ancient Mutsu Province. The area was part of the holdings of Shirakawa Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nishishirakawa District in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. Nishigō Village was formed on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system.
Economy
Nishigō has a mixed economy of agriculture and light/precision manufacturing, and is also a bedroom community with many people using the Tohoku Shinkansen to Tokyo, which is 90 minutes away.
Education
Nishigō has five public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school; however, the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education does operate one special education school.
- Middle schools
- Kawatani Middle School
- Nishigō First Middle School
- Nishigō Second Middle School
- Elementary schools
- Habuto Elementary School
- Kawatani Elementary School
- Kumakura Elementary School
- Odakura Elementary School
- Yone Elementary School
Transportation
=Railway=
22pxJR East – Tōhoku Shinkansen
- {{STN|Shin-Shirakawa|x}}
22pxJR East – Tōhoku Main Line
- Shin-Shirakawa
=Highway=
- {{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E4}} – Shirakawa Interchange
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|4}}
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|289}}
Notable people from Nishigō
- Fumihiro Suzuki, professional baseball player
- Toshiyuki Yanuki, professional baseball player
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Nishigo, Fukushima|Nishigō, Fukushima}}
- {{Official website|1=http://www.vill.nishigo.fukushima.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
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