Tozawa | |||
Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
Settlement Type: | Village | ||
Image Map1: | Tozawa in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg | ||
Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
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Coordinates: | 38.7378°N 140.1436°W | ||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku | ||
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
Subdivision Name2: | Yamagata | ||
Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
Subdivision Name3: | Mogami | ||
Leader Title: | -Mayor | ||
Area Total Km2: | 261.31 | ||
Population Total: | 4,042 | ||
Population As Of: | March 31, 2023 | ||
Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||
Blank Info Sec1: | 270 Furukuchi, Tozawa-mura, Mogami-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-6401 | ||
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0233-72-2111 | ||
Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||
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is a village located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan., the village had an estimated population of 4,042 in 1492 households,[1] and a population density of 17 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 261.31km².
Tozawa is located in north-central eastern Yamagata Prefecture. To the west of the village is the Dewa Mountains, and to east is the Shinjo Basin. The Mogami River runs westward through the center of the village.
Yamagata Prefecture
Tozawa has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Tozawa is 11.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1877 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.1 °C.[2]
The area of present-day was Tozawa part of ancient Dewa Province and during the Nara Period and early Heian period was an important fortified point on the road connecting Akita Castle on the Sea of Japan with Tagajo on the Pacific Ocean. During the Sengoku period, the area was under the control of the Mogami clan. During the Edo period, the village was a river port on the Mogami River. After the start of the Meiji period, the area became part of Mogami District, Yamagata Prefecture. The village of Tozawa was established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. It absorbed the neighboring villages of Furukuchi and Kadokawa in 1955.
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Tozawa peaked around the year 1950 and has declined since then. It is now less than half what it was a century ago.
The main industry is agriculture, livestock and forestry.
Tozawa has one combined public elementary/middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
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