| Tarui | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gifu |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Fuwa |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mitsuya Nakagawa |
| Area Total Km2: | 57.09 |
| Population Total: | 27439 |
| Population As Of: | 1 December 2018 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City symbols |
| Blank Info Sec1: | |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Japanese zelkova[1] |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Camellia |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0584-22-1151 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 1532-1 Tarui-chō, Fuwa-gun, Gifu-ken 503-2193 |
is a town located in Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 27,439 and a population density of 480 persons per km2, in 10,525 households.[2] The total area of the town was 57.09sqkm.
Tarui is located in far southwestern Gifu Prefecture, at the western end of the Nōbi Plain of Japan. The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Tarui is 15.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1904 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C.[3]
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Tarui peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly since.
The area around Tarui was part of traditional Mino Province. Numerous Jōmon period and Kofun period remains have been found in the area, which was the site of the Nara period provincial capital and Provincial temple. During the Edo period, Tarui-juku prospered as a post station on the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto. The town of Tarui was formed on 1 July 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The 1891 Mino–Owari earthquake caused considerable damage to the area. Tarui annexed the neighboring villages of Iwate, Fuchu, Miyashiro, Osa, and Aihara in 1954. The 1959 Isewan Typhoon caused severe damage to the town.
Tarui has seven public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education.
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