Kitashiobara, Fukushima

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Location of Kitashiobara in Fukushima prefecture

Kitashiobara (北塩原村; -mura) is a village located in Yama District, Fukushima, Japan.

As of February 1, 2008, the village has an estimated population of 3,416 and a density of 14.6 persons per km². The total area is 233.94 km².

The town was created in the merging of three villages, Kitayama, Ōshio, and Hibara on March 31, 1954.

[edit] Geography

Kitayama consists of three areas, named after the former villages. The western portion, Hibara, has a relatively higher elevation than the other two areas, most of it between 800m and 1000m. Also, Lake Hibara in Hibara is located in the Bandai-Asahi National Park. It was created in 1888 during the eruption of Mount Bandai. Oguni-numa, a swamp, is reserved by the government as a natural monument. ^[1] The climate is like many other parts of northern Japan, with cold winters and snowfall averaging 2m.

Mountains : Mount Bandai
Rivers : Nakutsu-gawa, Ono-gawa
Lakes : Lake Hibara, Goshiki-numa, Lake Onogawa, Oguni-numa, Lake Akimoto