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located in Yoshino District,

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. , the village had an estimated

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of 536 and a

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of 10 persons per km². The total area of the village is .

Geography

Kurotaki is located in central Nara Prefecture, north of

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, and

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. it is part of the municipalities in the Kii Mountain Range. *

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: Mount Kashihara, Hyakukaidake

Surrounding municipalities

* Gojō city * Kawakami village * Shimoichi town * Tenkawa village * Yoshino town

Climate

Kurotaki has a

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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kurotaki is 12.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2119 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.5 °C.Kurotaki climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
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Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kurotaki is as shown below:

History

The area of Kurotaki was part of ancient

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. The village of Minamiyoshino was established on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. On July 1, 1912 - Minamiyoshino was divided into Kurotaki village and Niu villages.

Government

Kurotaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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village council of six members. Higashiyoshino, collectively with the other municipalities of Yoshino District, contributes two members to the Nara Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the village is part of the

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of the

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of the

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Economy

The local economy is based on agriculture and forestry. Garlic is a noted local crop.

Education

Kurotaki has one public elementary school and one public junior high schools operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railways

Kurotaki has no passenger railway service. The nearest train station is

Shimoichiguchi Station is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ōyodo, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway. Line Shimoichiguchi Station is served by the Yoshino Line and is ...