| Ujitawara | |||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||||||
| Image Map1: | Ujitawara in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 34.8447°N 135.8681°W | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansai | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Kyoto | ||||||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Tsuzuki | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 58.16 | ||||||
| Population Total: | 8,911 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | September 1, 2023 | ||||||
| Population Est: | 8,845 | ||||||
| Pop Est As Of: | September 1, 2022 | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||||||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 18-1 Sakaguchi, Tachikawa, Ujitawara-cho, Tsuzuki-gun, Kyoto-fu 610-0289 | ||||||
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is a town located in Tsuzuki District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan., the town has an estimated population of 8,845 in 3872 households and a population density of 39 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 58.16sqkm.
Ujitawara is located in southeastern Kyoto Prefecture. The Uji River flows through the village. Approximately 70% of the town area of Ujitawara Town is forested, and more than 50% of this is artificially planted cedar and cypress trees.
Ujitawara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ujitawara is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around .[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] [4] the population of Ujitawara has fluctuated over the decades and is currently slightly declining.
The area of Ujitawara was part of ancient Yamashiro Province. During the Edo Period, the area was part of the direct holdings of the Tokugawa shogunate. The villages of Tawara and Ujitawara were established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. The two villages merged on September 30, 1956 to form the town of Ujitawara.
Ujitawara has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Ujitawara, collectively with the other municipalities of Tsuzuki District and the city of Kyōtamba, contributes two members to the Kyoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Kyoto 6th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Ujitawara is a rural area, with an economy based on agriculture and forestry, with the area noted for its production of green tea and dried persimmons. The town has two industrial parks developed and sold by the private sector, Ujitawara Industrial Park and Midorienzaka Techno Park, and nearly 60 companies are located and operating there.
Ujitawara has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by town government. The town does not have a high school.
Ujitawara does not have any passenger railway service. The nearest train stations are Yamashiro-Aodani Station (Jōyō) and Yamashiro-Taga Station (Ide) on the JR West Nara Line.