Ten-ei, Fukushima

Ten'ei 天栄村
Village
Ten'ei Village Hall
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Location of Ten'ei in Fukushima Prefecture
Ten'ei
Coordinates: 37°15′19.4″N 140°14′49.5″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima
District	Iwase
Area
• Total	225.52 km2 (87.07 sq mi)
Population  (November 2014)
• Total	5,815
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Styphnolobium japonicum, pine
- Flower	Gentiana scabra
- Bird	Japanese bush warbler
Phone number	0248-82-2111
Address	78 Shimomatsumoto Harabatake, Ten'ei-mura, Iwase-gun, Fukushima-ken 962-0492
Website	Official website

Ten-ei (天栄村, Ten-ei-mura) is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2018, the village had an estimated population of 5,348 in 1659 households , and a population density of 26 persons per km². The total area of the village was 225.52 square kilometres (87.07 sq mi).

Geography

Ten-ei is located in south-central Fukushima prefecture. Hatori Dam is located in the village. Ten-ei has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ten-ei is 10.8 °C (51.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,328 mm (52.3 in) with September as the wettest month.The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.8 °C (74.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around −1.1 °C (30.0 °F).

• Mountains: Futamatayama (1544 m)
• Rivers: Shakado River, Tsurunuma River

Neighboring municipalities

• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Kōriyama
  • Sukagawa
  • Aizuwakamatsu
  • Shimogō
  • Kagamiishi
  • Yabuki
  • Shirakawa
  • Nishigō

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, , the population of Ten-ei has declined over the past 40 years.

Census Year	Population
1970	7,324
1980	6,820
1990	6,964
2000	6,889
2010	6,291

History

The area of present-day Ten-ei was part of ancient Mutsu Province and formed part of the holdings of Shirakawa Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Iwase District in the Nakadōri region of Iwashiro Province.

Ten-ei was formed on March 31, 1955 with the merger of the villages of Makimoto, Yumoto, Osato and a portion of Hiroto.

Economy

The economy of Ten’ei is primarily agricultural, with Yacón a noteworthy crop.

Education

Ten-ei has four public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.

• Ten-ei Middle School
• Yumoto Middle School

Transportation

Railway

• Ten-ei is not served by any passenger train stations.

Highway

• National Route 118

Local attractions

• Hatori Dam
• Futamata Hot Spring
• Yumoto Hot Spring
• Ten’ei Hot Spring
• Hatoriko Hot Spring and ski resort

External links

Media related to Ten'ei, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website Template:Ja icon