Tsuno(Đều nông đinh,Tsuno-chō)is atownlocated inKoyu District,Miyazaki Prefecture,Japan.[1][2]As of 1 October 2023[update],the town has an estimatedpopulationof 9,577 in 3997 households, and apopulation densityof 94 persons per km².[3]The total area of the town is 145.96 square kilometres (56.36 sq mi).
Tsuno
Đều nông đinh | |
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 Tsuno Town Hall | |
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 Location of Tsuno in Miyazaki Prefecture | |
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  Tsuno Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:32°15′23″N131°33′35″E/ 32.25639°N 131.55972°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Miyazaki |
| District | Koyu |
| Area | |
• Total | 102.11 km2(39.42 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2023) | |
• Total | 9,577 |
| • Density | 94/km2(240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00(JST) |
| City hall address | 4874-2 Kawakita, Tsuno-cho, Koyu-gun, Miyazaki-ken 889-1201 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Japanese white-eye |
| Flower | Orchidaceae |
| Tree | Ginkgo biloba |
Geography
editTsuno is located in the central eastern part of Miyazaki Prefecture, approximately 40 kilometers north-northeast of Miyazaki City. The town is long from east-to-west, measuring 15 kilometers from east-to-west and 10 kilometers from north-to-southThe west side is a mountainous area that is part of theKyushu Mountains,and the east side faces theHyūga Sea.Approximately 63% of the town's land is forest, and the Osuzu Mountain Range is home to more than 30 large and small waterfalls, includingYatogi Falls,which has been selected as one ofJapan's Top 100 Waterfalls.
Neighbouring municipalities
editMiyazaki Prefecture
Climate
editTsuno has ahumid subtropical climate(KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tsuno is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2234 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.6 °C.[4]
Demographics
editPer Japanese census data, the population of Tsuno has been decreasing for the past 30 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 11,067 | — |
| 1960 | 15,670 | +41.6% |
| 1970 | 14,524 | −7.3% |
| 1980 | 12,479 | −14.1% |
| 1990 | 13,486 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 13,229 | −1.9% |
| 2010 | 12,321 | −6.9% |
| 2020 | 11,130 | −9.7% |
History
editThe area of Tsuno was part of ancientHyūga Province.The area was under the control of theShimazu clanfrom theNanboku-chō period,and was a contested borderland fought over many times during theSengoku period.During theEdo period,it was part of the holdings ofSadowara Domain.The village of Tsuno withinKoyu District, Miyazakiwas established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on August 1, 1920.
Government
editTsuno has amayor-councilform of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameraltown council of 11 members. Tsuno, collectively with the other municipalities of Koyu District contributes three members to the Miyazaki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of theMiyazaki 2nd districtof thelower houseof theDiet of Japan.
Economy
editThe main industry of Tsuno is agriculture and food processing.
Education
editTsuno has three public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Miyazaki Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
editRailways
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Highways
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Local attractions
edit- Tsuno Shrine,ichinomiyaof Hyūga Province
References
edit- ^"Đều nông đinh ( つ の ちょう ) - cung kỳ huyện di trụ ・UIJターン tình báo サイト “あったか cung kỳ ひなた mộ らし” ".Cung kỳ huyện di trụ ・UIJターン tình báo サイト “あったか cung kỳ ひなた mộ らし” -(in Japanese). 2021-12-17.Retrieved2022-10-21.
- ^Ngày kinh ビジネス điện tử bản."Cung kỳ huyện đều nông đinh, ふるさと nộp thuế の đối tượng から ngoại trừ phản quà tặng “ルール dật thoát” ".Ngày kinh ビジネス điện tử bản(in Japanese).Retrieved2022-10-21.
- ^"Tsuno Town official statistics"(in Japanese). Japan.
- ^Tsuno climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
External links
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Media related toTsuno, Miyazakiat Wikimedia Commons- Tsuno official website(in Japanese)
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