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Yūsui, Kagoshima

Coordinates: 31°57′06″N 130°43′16″E / 31.95167°N 130.72111°E / 31.95167; 130.72111
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Yūsui
湧水町
Yūsui city hall
Yūsui city hall
Flag of Yūsui
Official seal of Yūsui
Map
Location of Yūsui in Kagoshima Prefecture
Location of Yūsui
Yūsui is located in Japan
Yūsui
Yūsui
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 31°57′06″N 130°43′16″E / 31.95167°N 130.72111°E / 31.95167; 130.72111
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu
PrefectureKagoshima
DistrictAira
Area
 • Total144.29 km2 (55.71 sq mi)
Population
 (March 31, 2024)
 • Total8,361
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address222 Kiba, Yūsui-chō, Aira-gun, Kagoshima-ken 899-6292
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdJapanese bush warbler
FlowerIris ensata
TreePrunus itosakura
Kirishima Open-Air Museum
Maru-ike springs
Kurinodake

Yūsui (湧水町, Yūsui-chō) is a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]As of 31 March 2024, the town had an estimated population of 8,361 in 4600 households, and a population density of 58 persons per km2. [3] The total area of the town is 144.29 km2 (55.71 sq mi). "Yūsui" literally means "spring water", referring to springs in the town.

Geography

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Yūsui is located in the inland region of north-central Kagoshima Prefecture, approximately 70 kilometers northeast of Kagoshima City, and is a basin surrounded by the Kyushu Mountains and the Kirishima Mountain Range. Parts of the town are within the borders of the Kirishima-Yaku National Park.

Neighboring municipalities

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Kagoshima Prefecture

Miyazaki Prefecture

Climate

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Yūsui has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yūsui is 14.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2260 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 4.2 °C.[4]

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data, the population of Yūsui is as shown below:[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 14,875—    
1930 16,436+10.5%
1940 18,106+10.2%
1950 23,204+28.2%
1960 21,496−7.4%
1970 16,082−25.2%
1980 13,982−13.1%
1990 13,851−0.9%
2000 13,237−4.4%
2010 11,595−12.4%
2020 9,119−21.4%

History

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The area of Yūsui was part of ancient Ōsumi Province. During the Edo Period, the area was part of the holdings of Satsuma Domain. The villages of Kurino and Yoshimatsu were established on May 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Kurino was raised to town status on April 1, 1932, followed by Yoshimatsu on February 11, 1953. The town of Yūsui was founded on March 22, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Kurino and Yoshimatsu, both from Aira District.

Government

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Yūsui has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Yūsui, collectively with the city of Kirishima, contributes four members to the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Kagoshima 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

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The economy of Yūsui is based largely on agriculture.

Education

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Yūsui has five public elementary high schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

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Railways

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JR Kyushu - Hisatsu Line

Yoshimatsu - Kurino

JR Kyushu - Kitto Line

Yoshimatsu - Tsurumaru

Highways

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Local attractions

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References

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  1. ^ 鹿児島県. "湧水町". 鹿児島県 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  2. ^ 日本放送協会. "鹿児島の指定避難所を一斉調査 浸水想定区域内に70か所以上|NHK 鹿児島県のニュース". NHK NEWS WEB. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  3. ^ "Yūsui Town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  4. ^ Yūsui climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
  5. ^ Kagoshima Prefecture population by municipality
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