| Yasuoka | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 35.3774°N 137.846°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nagano |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Shimoina |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 64.59 |
| Population Total: | 1622 |
| Population As Of: | April 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Symbols |
| Blank Info Sec1: | |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Pine |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Erythronium japonicum |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | • Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Copper pheasant |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0260-26-2111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 3236-1 Yasuoka-mura, Shimoina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-1895 |
is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan., the village had an estimated population of 1,622 in 688 households,[1] and a population density of 25 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 64.59sqkm.
Yasuoka is located in mountainous far south of Nagano Prefecture. The Tenryū River runs through the northern portion of the village.
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Yasuoka is 11.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1904 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.3 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Yasuoka has declined severely in recent years.
The area of present-day Yasuoka was part of ancient Shinano Province. The village of Yasuoka established on April 1, 1889 by the establishment of the modern municipalities system. In the late 1930s, a large number of inhabitants from Yasuoka were settled in Manchukuo.[4]
Yasuoka has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.