| Yōrō | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 35.3084°N 136.5614°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gifu |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Yōrō |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Takashi Ōhashi |
| Area Total Km2: | 72.29 |
| Population Total: | 29309 |
| Population As Of: | April 1, 2018 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City symbols |
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| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Buxus microphylla |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Chrysanthemum morifolium |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0584-32-1100 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Takada 798, Yōrō-chō, Yōrō-gun, Gifu-ken 503-1392 |
is a town located in Yōrō District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 29,309 in 10,356 households and a population density of 405 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 72.29sqkm.[1]
Yōrō is located in south-west Gifu Prefecture, with the Yōrō Mountains to the west and the plains of the Ibi River to the east, The Makita River also flows through the town. The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Yōrō is 15.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1840 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.1 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Yōrō peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.
The area around Yōrō was part of traditional Mino Province. With the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, the town of Yōrō was established on April 1, 1897. Yōrō merged with the town of Takeda and villages of Hirohata, Kamitado, Ikebe, Kasago, Kobata, Tado, Hiyoshi and Aihara in 1954 to form the town of Yōrō. A referendum to merge into the city of Ōgaki was defeated in 2004.
Yōrō has four public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education.
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