Marumori, Miyagi

Marumori

丸森町
Marumori 丸森町
Town
	Marumori Town Office
	Flag Seal
	Location of Marumori in Miyagi Prefecture
	Marumori
	Coordinates: 37°54′41.2″N 140°45′55.4″E / 37.911444°N 140.765389°E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Miyagi
District	Igu
Area
• Total	273.30 km2 (105.52 sq mi)
Population (June 1, 2020)
• Total	13,092
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Cryptomeria
- Flower	Lilium auratum
- Bird	Japanese bush warbler
Phone number	0224-72-2111
Address	120 Torii, Marumori-machi, Igu-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-2192
Website	Official website

Marumori (丸森町, Marumori-machi) is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2020^[update], the town had an estimated population of 13,092, and a population density of 48 persons per km² in 5,050 households.^[1] The total area of the town is 273.30 square kilometres (105.52 sq mi).

Geography

Marumori is located in the extreme southern portion of Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, bordered by Fukushima Prefecture to the south, east and west. The name “Marumori” means "circle forest" in Japanese and the town is located in a circular basin surrounded by heavily forested mountains. The Abukuma River passes through the town.

Neighboring municipalities

Miyagi Prefecture

Fukushima Prefecture

Climate

Marumori has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Marumori is 12.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1258 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.6 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Marumori has declined over the past 70 years.

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1920	22,803	—
1930	24,121	+5.8%
1940	24,449	+1.4%
1950	29,898	+22.3%
1960	26,740	−10.6%
1970	22,027	−17.6%
1980	20,849	−5.3%
1990	19,755	−5.2%
2000	17,868	−9.6%
2010	15,501	−13.2%

History

The area of present-day Marumori was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and was part of the holdings of Sendai Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The village of Marumori was established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the post-Meiji restoration modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on December 1, 1954 after merging with the neighboring villages of Kaneyama, Ōuchi, Ōhari, Kőya, Kōsai, Tateyama and Hippo.

Government

Marumori has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Marumori, together with the city of Kakuda, contributes one seat to the Miyagi Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Miyagi 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Marumori is largely based on agriculture and forestry.

Education

Marumori has eight public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private elementary school.