Yasuoka, Nagano
{{Short description|Village in Nagano Prefecture, Japan}}
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| image_caption = Yasuoka Village Hall
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| subdivision_name = Japan
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture
| subdivision_name2 = Nagano
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = Shimoina
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| area_total_km2 = 64.59
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| population_total = 1622
| population_as_of = April 2019
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| timezone1 = Japan Standard Time
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| blank1_name_sec1 = • Tree
| blank1_info_sec1 = Pine
| blank2_name_sec1 = • Flower
| blank2_info_sec1 = Erythronium japonicum
| blank3_name_sec1 = • Bird
| blank3_info_sec1 = Copper pheasant
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| blank_info_sec2 = 0260-26-2111
| blank1_name_sec2 = Address
| blank1_info_sec2 = 3236-1 Yasuoka-mura, Shimoina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-1895
| website = {{Official|1=http://vill.yasuoka.nagano.jp/}}
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File: Nagano r1 Yasuoka Tamoto.jpg
{{Nihongo|Yasuoka|泰阜村|Yasuoka-mura}} is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. {{As of|2019|04|01}}, the village had an estimated population of 1,622 in 688 households,[http://vill.yasuoka.nagano.jp Yasuoka Village official statistics]{{in lang|ja}} and a population density of 25 persons per km2. The total area of the village is {{convert|64.59|sqkm|sqmi}}.
Geography
Yasuoka is located in mountainous far south of Nagano Prefecture. The Tenryū River runs through the northern portion of the village.
=Surrounding municipalities=
=Climate=
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Yasuoka is 11.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1904 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.3 °C.[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/nagano/yasuoka-460278/ Yasuoka climate data]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-nagano.php Yasuoka population statistics] the population of Yasuoka has declined severely in recent years.
{{Historical populations
| 1940 | 3,964
| 1950 | 4,620
| 1960 | 4,139
| 1970 | 3,189
| 1980 | 2,613
| 1990 | 2,386
| 2000 | 2,237
| 2010 | 1,911
| 2020 | 1,542
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History
The area of present-day Yasuoka was part of ancient Shinano Province. The village of Yasuoka established on April 1, 1889 by the establishment of the modern municipalities system. In the late 1930s, a large number of inhabitants from Yasuoka were settled in Manchukuo.[http://vill.yasuoka.nagano.jp/fukusijyouhou/kikoku/houkatu/ Yasuoka village official home page]{{in lang|ja}}
Education
Yasuoka has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
Transportation
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- The village is not served by any national highway
References
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External links
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- [http://vill.yasuoka.nagano.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Villages in Nagano Prefecture
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