| Yusuhara | |||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||||||
| Seal Type: | Chapter | ||||||
| Image Map1: | Yusuhara in Kochi Prefecture Ja.svg | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 33.4°N 188°W | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Shikoku | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Kōchi | ||||||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Takaoka | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Tomio Yano | ||||||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 236.45 | ||||||
| Population Total: | 3285 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | July 31, 2022 | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||||||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 1444-1 Yusuhara, Yusuhara-chō, Takaoka-gun, Kōchi-ken 785-0695 | ||||||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||||||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||||||
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right|thumb|270px|Japan National Route 440 in Yusuhara is a town located in Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 3,285 and a population density of 14 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 236.45sqkm.
Yusuhara is located in the northwestern part of Kōchi Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, at the western end of the Shikoku Mountains. Surrounded by mountains on all sides, forests cover 91% of the town's area.
Kōchi Prefecture
Ehime Prefecture
Yusuhara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. There is significant precipitation throughout the year, especially during June and July. The average annual temperature in Yusuhara is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Yusuhara was on 12 August 2013; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 1 January 1981.
Per Japanese census data, the population of Yusuhara in 2020 is 3,307 people. Yusuhara has been conducting censuses since 1920.
As with all of Kōchi Prefecture, the area of Yusuhara was part of ancient Tosa Province. During the Edo period, the area was part of the holdings of Tosa Domain ruled by the Yamauchi clan from their seat at Kōchi Castle. The village of Yusuhara was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on November 4, 1966. It was designated as a "Environmental model city" in 2009.
Yusuhara has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of seven members. Yusuhara, together with the municipalities of Nakatosa, Tsuno and Shimanto, contributes two members to the Kōchi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Kōchi 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
The economy of Yusuhara is almost entirely agricultural and forestry. The town produces most of its own electricity via wind power, solar power and small hydroelectric turbines.
Yusuhara has one public combined elementary/middle school operated by the village government, and one public high school operated by the Kōchi Prefectural Board of Education.
The town does not have any passenger railroad service. The nearest passenger railway station is Susaki Station in Susaki.