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[[Image:Furudono in Fukushima Prefecture.png|thumb|Location of Furudono in Fukushima prefecture]]
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'''Furudono''' (古殿町; -machi) is a [[towns of Japan|town]] located in [[Ishikawa District, Fukushima|Ishikawa District]], [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]], [[Japan]].
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[[File:The cherry blossom "Koshidai-no-Sakura" in Furudono town, Fukushima Prefecture - panoramio.jpg|right|thumb|"Koshidai-no-Sakura" in Furudono]]
{{Nihongo|'''Furudono'''|古殿町|Furudono-machi}} is a [[Towns of Japan|town]] located in [[Fukushima Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2020|02|29}}, the town had an estimated [[population]] of 5,149 in 1741 households,<ref>[http://www.town.furudono.fukushima.jp Furudono Town official statistics] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> and a [[population density]] of 33 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the town was {{convert|163.29|km2|1}}.


==Geography==
As of 2003, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 6,563 and a [[population density|density]] of 40.15 persons per km². The total area is 163.47 km².
Furudono is located in southern portion of Fukushima prefecture. The town is surrounded by forests and mountains.


===Neighboring municipalities===
==External links==
* Fukushima Prefecture
*[http://www.town.furudono.fukushima.jp/ Furudono official website] in Japanese
** [[Iwaki, Fukushima|Iwaki]]
** [[Ishikawa, Fukushima|Ishikawa]]
** [[Hirata, Fukushima|Hirata]]
** [[Samegawa, Fukushima|Samegawa]]


===Climate===
{{coord missing|Japan}}
Furudono has a [[Humid subtropical climate|humid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Furudono is {{Convert|10.9|C|}}. The average annual rainfall is {{Convert|1446|mm||abbr=on}} with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{Convert|22.9|C|}}, and lowest in January, at around {{Convert|0.0|C|}}.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/location/50679/ Furudono climate data]</ref>
{{Weather box
|width=auto
|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = Furudono (2011−2020 normals, extremes 2011−present)
|Jan record high C = 15.0
|Feb record high C = 20.3
|Mar record high C = 25.0
|Apr record high C = 28.2
|May record high C = 32.3
|Jun record high C = 32.5
|Jul record high C = 34.6
|Aug record high C = 35.8
|Sep record high C = 32.2
|Oct record high C = 27.6
|Nov record high C = 22.2
|Dec record high C = 18.3
|Jan record low C = -13.6
|Feb record low C = -12.7
|Mar record low C = -7.4
|Apr record low C = -4.6
|May record low C = -0.6
|Jun record low C = 4.9
|Jul record low C = 12.1
|Aug record low C = 9.5
|Sep record low C = 6.0
|Oct record low C = 0.0
|Nov record low C = -5.9
|Dec record low C = -9.3
|Jan high C = 4.8
|Feb high C = 5.6
|Mar high C = 10.6
|Apr high C = 15.8
|May high C = 21.9
|Jun high C = 23.7
|Jul high C = 27.4
|Aug high C = 29.1
|Sep high C = 24.6
|Oct high C = 18.9
|Nov high C = 13.3
|Dec high C = 7.3
|Jan mean C = -0.5
|Feb mean C = 0.1
|Mar mean C = 4.0
|Apr mean C = 8.8
|May mean C = 14.8
|Jun mean C = 17.9
|Jul mean C = 22.0
|Aug mean C = 23.1
|Sep mean C = 18.9
|Oct mean C = 13.0
|Nov mean C = 7.0
|Dec mean C = 1.7
|Jan low C = -4.8
|Feb low C = -4.4
|Mar low C = -1.4
|Apr low C = 2.8
|May low C = 8.5
|Jun low C = 13.6
|Jul low C = 18.3
|Aug low C = 19.2
|Sep low C = 15.0
|Oct low C = 8.5
|Nov low C = 2.0
|Dec low C = -2.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 50.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 40.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 92.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 117.2
|May precipitation mm = 108.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 146.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 173.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 165.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 200.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 174.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 54.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 41.4
|year precipitation mm = 1356.9
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 5.0
|Feb precipitation days = 5.3
|Mar precipitation days = 7.9
|Apr precipitation days = 9.1
|May precipitation days = 8.7
|Jun precipitation days = 11.4
|Jul precipitation days = 13.0
|Aug precipitation days = 12.1
|Sep precipitation days = 12.3
|Oct precipitation days = 9.5
|Nov precipitation days = 7.0
|Dec precipitation days = 5.3
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=36&block_no=1634&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = March 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=36&block_no=1634&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = March 20, 2022}}</ref>}}


==Demographics==
[[Category:Towns in Fukushima Prefecture]]
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-fukushima.php Furudono population statistics]</ref> the population of Furudono peaked in around the year 1950 and has been in decline over the past 70 years. It is now less than it was a century ago.


{{Historical populations
| 1920 | 7,571
| 1930 | 8,328
| 1940 | 9,190
| 1950 | 11,317
| 1960 | 11,250
| 1970 | 9,113
| 1980 | 7,879
| 1990 | 7,617
| 2000 | 6,818
| 2010 | 6,030
| 2020 | 4,825
|align = none
|footnote =
}}


==History==
{{Fukushima-geo-stub}}
The area of present-day Furudono was part of ancient [[Mutsu Province]]. During the [[Edo period]] most of the area was ''[[tenryō]]'' under direct control of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]], with smaller portions as an exclave of part of the holdings of [[Omigawa Domain]]. After the [[Meiji Restoration]], it was organized as part of [[Higashishirakawa District, Fukushima|Higashishirakawa District]] within the [[Nakadōri]] region of [[Iwaki Province (1868)|Iwaki Province]]. The villages of Minamoto and Takanuki were formed with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.


The village of Furudono was formed on March 31, 1955 with the merger of the villages of Miyamoto and Takanuki. Furudono was raised to town status on April 1, 1957. The administrative control of the town was transferred from Higashishirakawa District to [[Ishikawa District, Fukushima|Ishikawa District]] on April 1, 1994.
[[ja:古殿町]]

[[zh:古殿町]]
==Economy==
The economy of Furudono is primarily based on agriculture.

==Education==
Furudono has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

*Furudono Middle School
*Furudono Elementary School

==Transportation==
===Railway===
*Furudono does not have any passenger rail service.

===Highway===
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|349}}

==Local attractions==
*Koshidai Sakura – one of the 100 famous trees of Japan

==International relations==
*{{flagicon|New Zealand}} – [[Warkworth, New Zealand|Warkworth]], [[New Zealand]]

==References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*{{Official website|1=http://www.town.furudono.fukushima.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}

{{Fukushima}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Furudono, Fukushima| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Fukushima Prefecture]]

Latest revision as of 04:41, 16 April 2024

Furudono
古殿町
Town
Furudono Town Hall
Furudono Town Hall
Flag of Furudono
Flag
Official seal of Furudono
Seal
Location of Furudono in Fukushima Prefecture
Location of Furudono in Fukushima Prefecture
Furudono is located in Japan
Furudono
Furudono
 
Coordinates: 37°05′21.1″N 140°33′20.4″E / 37.089194°N 140.555667°E / 37.089194; 140.555667
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureFukushima
DistrictIshikawa
Area
 • Total163.29 km2 (63.05 sq mi)
Population
 (February 29, 2020)
 • Total5,149
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0247-53-3111
Address31 Shin-Kuwabara, Matsukawa, Furudono-machi, Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-8304
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdGreen pheasant
FlowerLilium auratum
TreeCryptomeria
"Koshidai-no-Sakura" in Furudono

Furudono (古殿町, Furudono-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 29 February 2020, the town had an estimated population of 5,149 in 1741 households,[1] and a population density of 33 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 163.29 square kilometres (63.0 sq mi).

Geography[edit]

Furudono is located in southern portion of Fukushima prefecture. The town is surrounded by forests and mountains.

Neighboring municipalities[edit]

Climate[edit]

Furudono has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Furudono is 10.9 °C (51.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,446 mm (56.9 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.9 °C (73.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.0 °C (32.0 °F).[2]

Climate data for Furudono (2011−2020 normals, extremes 2011−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.0
(59.0) 		20.3
(68.5) 		25.0
(77.0) 		28.2
(82.8) 		32.3
(90.1) 		32.5
(90.5) 		34.6
(94.3) 		35.8
(96.4) 		32.2
(90.0) 		27.6
(81.7) 		22.2
(72.0) 		18.3
(64.9) 		35.8
(96.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6) 		5.6
(42.1) 		10.6
(51.1) 		15.8
(60.4) 		21.9
(71.4) 		23.7
(74.7) 		27.4
(81.3) 		29.1
(84.4) 		24.6
(76.3) 		18.9
(66.0) 		13.3
(55.9) 		7.3
(45.1) 		16.9
(62.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1) 		0.1
(32.2) 		4.0
(39.2) 		8.8
(47.8) 		14.8
(58.6) 		17.9
(64.2) 		22.0
(71.6) 		23.1
(73.6) 		18.9
(66.0) 		13.0
(55.4) 		7.0
(44.6) 		1.7
(35.1) 		10.9
(51.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.8
(23.4) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		2.8
(37.0) 		8.5
(47.3) 		13.6
(56.5) 		18.3
(64.9) 		19.2
(66.6) 		15.0
(59.0) 		8.5
(47.3) 		2.0
(35.6) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		6.2
(43.2)
Record low °C (°F) −13.6
(7.5) 		−12.7
(9.1) 		−7.4
(18.7) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		4.9
(40.8) 		12.1
(53.8) 		9.5
(49.1) 		6.0
(42.8) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		−9.3
(15.3) 		−13.6
(7.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 50.1
(1.97) 		40.1
(1.58) 		92.2
(3.63) 		117.2
(4.61) 		108.6
(4.28) 		146.2
(5.76) 		173.1
(6.81) 		165.0
(6.50) 		200.1
(7.88) 		174.6
(6.87) 		54.6
(2.15) 		41.4
(1.63) 		1,356.9
(53.42)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5.0 5.3 7.9 9.1 8.7 11.4 13.0 12.1 12.3 9.5 7.0 5.3 106.6
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4]

Demographics[edit]

Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Furudono peaked in around the year 1950 and has been in decline over the past 70 years. It is now less than it was a century ago.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 7,571—    
1930 8,328+10.0%
1940 9,190+10.4%
1950 11,317+23.1%
1960 11,250−0.6%
1970 9,113−19.0%
1980 7,879−13.5%
1990 7,617−3.3%
2000 6,818−10.5%
2010 6,030−11.6%
2020 4,825−20.0%

History[edit]

The area of present-day Furudono was part of ancient Mutsu Province. During the Edo period most of the area was tenryō under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate, with smaller portions as an exclave of part of the holdings of Omigawa Domain. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Higashishirakawa District within the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The villages of Minamoto and Takanuki were formed with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

The village of Furudono was formed on March 31, 1955 with the merger of the villages of Miyamoto and Takanuki. Furudono was raised to town status on April 1, 1957. The administrative control of the town was transferred from Higashishirakawa District to Ishikawa District on April 1, 1994.

Economy[edit]

The economy of Furudono is primarily based on agriculture.

Education[edit]

Furudono has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

  • Furudono Middle School
  • Furudono Elementary School

Transportation[edit]

Railway[edit]

  • Furudono does not have any passenger rail service.

Highway[edit]

Local attractions[edit]

  • Koshidai Sakura – one of the 100 famous trees of Japan

International relations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Furudono Town official statistics (in Japanese)
  2. ^ Furudono climate data
  3. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  4. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  5. ^ Furudono population statistics

External links[edit]

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