is a

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located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 424 in 199 households, and a

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of 2.7 persons per km². The total area of the village is . As of October 1, 2016, was the smallest village by population located on the four main islands of Japan.

Geography

Located in southwestern portion of

Nara Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the ...

, it is surrounded by the Kii Mountain Range. Mount Natsumushi (1349 m) and Mount Arakami (1260 m) are two major

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in Nosegawa. Many rivers, such as the Iketsu River, run through the village and are eventually united by the Totsukawa River which flows to the

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Surrounding municipalities

* Gojō *

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* Aridagawa * Katsuragi * Kōya * Tanabe

Climate

Nosegawa has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...

(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nosegawa is 11.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2119 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.4 °C. Nosegawa climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
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Demographics

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

History

The area of Nosegawa was part of ancient

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. The village of Nosegawa was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system.

Government

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

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village council of seven members. Nosegawa, 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

Nara 3rd district Nara 3rd district (奈良県第3区, ''Nara-ken dai-sanku'' or simply 奈良3区, ''Nara-sanku'') is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Nara Prefecture. LDP candidate Taido Tanos ...

of the

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of the

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Education

Nosegawa has one public combined elementary/junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.

Sister city

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References

External links

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Nosegawa official website
Villages in Nara Prefecture {{Nara-geo-stub