Katashina, Gunma

Katashina
片品村
Village

Oze wetlands, Katashina

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Location of Kawaba in Gunma Prefecture
Katashina

 

Coordinates: 36°46′21″N 139°13′30.8″E / 36.77250°N 139.225222°E / 36.77250; 139.225222Coordinates: 36°46′21″N 139°13′30.8″E / 36.77250°N 139.225222°E / 36.77250; 139.225222
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Gunma Prefecture
District Tone
Area
 • Total 391.76 km2 (151.26 sq mi)
Population (February 2015)
 • Total 4,458
 • Density 11.4/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols  
• Tree Silver birch
• Flower Asian skunk-cabbage
• Bird Copper pheasant
Phone number 0278-58-2111
Address 3967-3 Ōaza Kamata, Katashina-mura, Tone-gun, Gunma-ken 378-0498
Website Official website

Katashina (片品村 Katashina-mura) is a village located in Tone District of northern Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of February 2015, the village had an estimated population of 4,458 and a population density of 11.4 persons per km2. Its total area was 391.76 km2. Much of the village is within the borders of Oze National Park.

Geography

Located in northern Gunma, Katashina is bordered by Tochigi Prefecture to the east and Fukushima Prefecture to the northeast. The village is very mountainous, with the highest elevation being 2578m and the lowest 640m. The temperature can reach up to 36°C in the summer, but in the winter, it can drop to -18°C. The average temperature is 11°C, the yearly precipitation is 1042 mm, and amount of snowfall is 95 cm, with the snowy period lasting for 120 days.[1]

Surrounding municipalities

History

The area of present-day Kawabe was part of the tenryō holdings within Kōzuke Province administered directly the by the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. On April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration, Katashina village was established within Tone District, Gunma.

Economy

The economy of Katashina is heavily dependent on seasonal tourism to ski resorts and to onsen hot springs.

Education

Katashina has three elementary schools and one middle school.

Transportation

Katashina is not served by any railway lines.

Highways

Local attractions

References

  1. ↑ 片品村の沿革・位置・地勢・気象

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