is a

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located in Saihaku District,

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. , the town had an estimated

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of 10,348 in 3894 households and a

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of 91 persons per km². The total area of the town is .

Geography

Nanbu is located in the

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in western Tottori Prefecture and borders Shimane Prefecture to the west.

Neighboring municipalities

Tottori Prefecture *

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* Nichinan Shimane Prefecture *

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Climate

Nanbu is classified as a

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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nanbu is 13.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1770 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.26 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.2 °C.

Demography

Per Japanese census data, the population of Nanbu has been as follows.

History

The area of Nanbu was part of ancient

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. During the

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, it was part of the holdings of the

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. Following the

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. the area was organized into villages within Saihaku District on October 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Nanbu was founded on October 1, 2004 from the merger of the towns of Saihaku and Aimi, both from Saihaku District.

Government

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

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town council of 14 members. Nanbu, collectively with the other municipalities of Saihaku District, contributes three members to the Tottori Prefectural Assembly. . In terms of national politics, the town is part of Tottori 2nd district of the

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of the

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Economy

The economy of Nanbu is based agriculture.

Education

Nanbu has three public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

Nanbu is not served by any passenger rail service. The closest train station is

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in Yonago, served by the

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and JR West

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Highways

Local attractions

Nanbu is home to , Japan's largest floral theme park. It features extensive gardens, multi-lingual guide pamphlets, and a large indoor

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cultivation area.とっとり花回廊

References

External links

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Nanbu official website

Tottori Hanakairo website
{{Authority control Towns in Tottori Prefecture