Gojōme, Akita

Gojōme (五城目町, Gojōme-machi) is a town located in Akita, Japan. As of 31 January 2020, the town had an estimated population of 9015 in 3984 households[1] and a population density of 42 persons per km2. The total area was 214.94 square kilometres (82.99 sq mi).

Gojōme

五城目町
Village
Gojōme Town Hall
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Location of Gojōme in Akita
Gojōme
 
Coordinates: 39°56′38″N 140°6′41.9″E
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureAkita
DistrictMinamiakita
Area
 • Total214.94 km2 (82.99 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2020)
 • Total9,015
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols 
• TreeCryptomeria
• FlowerLilium auratum
• BirdJapanese bush-warbler
Phone number018-852-5100
Address1-1-1 Nishi-isonome, Gojōme-machi, Minami-akita-gun, Akita-ken 018-1725
WebsiteOfficial website
Gojōme Forestry Museum

Geography

Gojōme is located in coastal plains of northwestern Akita Prefecture. It is approximately 30 km north of the city of Akita.

Neighboring municipalities

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Gojōme peaked at around the year 1960 and has been in steady decline since then. (The population of the town has been falling; compared to an estimate of 15,953 residents in 1980,[3] the population is estimated at 11,057[4] as of July, 2010.)

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 15,026—    
1930 15,813+5.2%
1940 16,177+2.3%
1950 19,536+20.8%
1960 20,025+2.5%
1970 17,413−13.0%
1980 15,953−8.4%
1990 14,161−11.2%
2000 12,372−12.6%
2010 10.517−99.9%

Climate

Gojōme 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 Gojōme is 9.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1648 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.6 °C.[5]

History

The area of present-day Gojōme was part of ancient Dewa Province, dominated by the Satake clan during the Edo period, who ruled Kubota Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The village of Gojōme was created on April 1, 1889 within Minamiakita District, Akita with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on January 18, 1896.

Economy

The economy of Gojōme is based primarily on agriculture. The town is known for the Morning Market on weekends, which claims a history of over 500 years.

Education

Gojōme has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Akita Prefectural Boar of Education.

Transportation

Railway

The Ōu Main Line passes through the Okawa neighborhood of the town, but there is no station. In the past, the Akita Chuo Kotsu Line linked Gojōme to Hachirōgata Station in Hachirōgata, but the line was abolished in 1969.

Highway

Noted people from Gojōme

References
  1. Gojōme Town official statistics (in Japanese)
  2. Gojōme population statistics
  3. 五城目町55年のあゆみ（昭和） (PDF). Gojōme official website (in Japanese). Gojōme Town. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  4. http://www.cs.town.gojome.akita.jp/ Archived 2004-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Gojōme town website
  5. climate data

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