| Minamiaizu | |||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||
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| Coordinates: | 37.2004°N 139.7732°W | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku | ||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Fukushima | ||||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Minamiaizu | ||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 886.47 | ||||
| Population Total: | 15158 | ||||
| Population As Of: | April 2020 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0241-62-6100 | ||||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 3531-1 Tajima Gohara, Minamiaizu-machi, MInamiaizu-gun, Fukushima-ken 967-0004 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Dfa | ||||
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is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 15,158 in 6,575 households,[1] and a population density of 17 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 886.52sqkm.
Minamiaizu is located in the mountainous southern portion of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, bordered Tochigi Prefecture to the south.
Minamiaizu has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minamiaizu is 8.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1642 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around -3.4 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Minamiaizu peaked I the 1950s and has declined steadily over the past 60 years. It is now less than it was a century ago.
The area of present-day Minamiaizu was part of ancient Mutsu Province and formed part of the holdings of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Minamiaizu District in Fukushima Prefecture. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the town of Tajima and the villages of Ina, Nangō, and Tateiwa were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system. These four municipalities merged on March 20, 2006, to form the town of Minamiaizu.
The economy of Minamiaizu is primarily agricultural. Rice, tomatoes and asparagus are the main crops.
The town has seven public elementary schools and four public junior high school operated by the town government. The town has two public high schools operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education.
Yagan Railway – Aizu Kinugawa Line
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