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.
The village has a cold humid continental climate (KöppenCfb) 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.[3]
Demographicsedit
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%
2010
3,271
−0.62%
2020
2,540
−2.50%
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Historyedit
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.
Governmentedit
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.
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
Media related to Yomogita, Aomori at Wikimedia Commons
Official website(in Japanese)
January 01, 1970
yomogita, 蓬田村, mura, village, located, aomori, prefecture, japan, part, aomori, metropolitan, area, january, 2023, update, village, estimated, population, 2740, 1129, households, population, density, persons, total, area, village, square, kilometres, 蓬田村villag. 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 km2 The total area of the village is 80 84 square kilometres 31 21 sq mi Yomogita 蓬田村VillageYomogita village hallFlagSealLocation of Yomogita in Aomori PrefectureYomogita Coordinates 40 58 18 4 N 140 39 21 7 E 40 971778 N 140 656028 E 40 971778 140 656028CountryJapanRegionTōhokuPrefectureAomoriDistrictHigashitsugaruArea Total80 84 km2 31 21 sq mi Population January 31 2023 Total2 570 Density32 km2 82 sq mi Time zoneUTC 9 Japan Standard Time Phone number0174 27 2111Address1 3 Shiooshi Yomogita mura Higashitsugaru gun Aomori ken 030 1211WebsiteOfficial websiteSymbolsBirdWhooper swanFlowerRosa rugosaTreeJapanese black pine Yomogita Station Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Neighbouring municipalities 1 2 Climate 2 Demographics 3 History 4 Government 5 Economy 6 Education 7 Transportation 7 1 Railway 7 2 Highway 8 Noted people from Yomogita 9 References 10 External linksGeography editYomogita 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 edit Aomori Prefecture Aomori Goshogawara Sotogahama Nakadomari Climate edit 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 3 Demographics editPer 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 populationYearPop p a 19203 601 19303 844 0 66 19404 196 0 88 19505 429 2 61 19605 435 0 01 19704 771 1 29 YearPop p a 19804 360 0 90 19904 052 0 73 20003 480 1 51 20103 271 0 62 20202 540 2 50 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org History editThe 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 editYomogita 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 editThe 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 editYomogita has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the village government The village does not have a high schoolTransportation editRailway edit nbsp East Japan Railway Company JR East Tsugaru Line Seheji Gōsawa Yomogita Highway edit nbsp National Route 280Noted people from Yomogita editHiroyuki Takei manga artistReferences edit 2010 Metropolitan Employment Map University of Tokyo Retrieved 6 July 2020 official home page in Japanese Yomogita climate data Yomogita population statisticsExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Yomogita Aomori at Wikimedia Commons Official website in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yomogita amp oldid 1200702993, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
