| Tanagura | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 37.0299°N 140.3796°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fukushima |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Higashishirakawa |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 159.93 |
| Population Total: | 13827 |
| Population As Of: | April 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Japanese Red Pine |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Azalea |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | - Fish |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0247-33-3111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 33 Nakayano, Tanagura, Tanagura-machi, Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-6131 |
right|thumb|270px|Site of Tanagura Castle is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 13,827 in 5053 households,[1] and a population density of 86 persons per km². The total area of the town was 159.93km2.
Tanagura is located in the southernmost portion of Fukushima prefecture, bordering on Tochigi Prefecture to the west and Ibaraki Prefecture to the south.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Tanagura was relatively constant throughout the late 20th century but has begun to decline in the 21st.
Tanagura has been recognized by Japan's Office for the Promotion of Regional Revitalization (Kishida Cabinet Secretariat), which promotes the development of new technologies to combat depopulation, for its digital transformation/telework infrastructure. Related projects have been awarded over ¥6M in government grants.[3]
Tanagura has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Tanagura is . The average annual rainfall is 1408mm with September as the wettest month.[4]
The area of present-day Tanagura was part of ancient Mutsu Province. The area formed part of the holdings of Tanagura Domain, in the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part Higashishirakawa District within the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. Tanagura Town was formed on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. The town expanded on January 1, 1950 by the annexation of the neighboring villages of Yashirogawa, Chikaatsu, Yamaoka and Takano.
Tanagura has a mixed economy with agriculture and precision manufacturing predominating.
Tanagura has five public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education.
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