Country Japan District Shimoina Area 64.59 km² Local time Monday 5:35 PM Prefecture Nagano Prefecture | Region Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) Phone number 0260-26-2111 Population 1,714 (Oct 2016) Bird Copper pheasant | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Address 3236-1 Yasuoka-mura, Shimoina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-1895 Weather 10°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
Yasuoka (泰阜村, Yasuoka-mura) is a village located in Shimoina District in far southern Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. As of 1 October 2016, the village had an estimated population of 1,714 and a population density of 26.5 persons per km². Its total area was 64.59 square kilometres (24.94 sq mi).
Contents
- Map of Yasuoka Shimoina District Nagano Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Surrounding municipalities
- History
- Education
- Railway
- Highway
- References
Map of Yasuoka, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Yasuoka is located in mountainous far south of Nagano Prefecture. The Tenryū River runs through the northern portion of the village.
Surrounding municipalities
History
The area of present-day Yasuoka was part of ancient Shinano Province. The modern village of Yasuoka established on April 1, 1889 by the establishment of the municipalities system. In the late 1930s, a large number of inhabitants from Yasuoka were esettled in Manchukuo.
Education
Yasuoka has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.