Gojō, Nara

Gojō (市) is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 15, 1957. As of September 30, 2014, the city has an estimated population of 33,283, with 13,742 households. It has a population density of 121.17 persons per km2. The total area is 291.98 km2.

On September 25, 2005, the villages of Nishiyoshino and Ōtō (both from Yoshino District) were merged into Gojō.

Geography
Located in western Nara Prefecture, the Yoshino River flows through the city. It is surrounded mostly by mountains, although the city hall is located in a flat basin. Situated north of the city hall is Mount Kongō, at 1,125 m. Persimmon is a major fruit crop in Gojō.

Neighboring municipalities

 * Nara Prefecture
 * Gose
 * Ōyodo
 * Shimoichi
 * Tenkawa
 * Kurotaki
 * Nosegawa
 * Totsukawa
 * Kamikitayama
 * Osaka Prefecture
 * Kawachinagano
 * Chihayaakasaka
 * Wakayama Prefecture
 * Hashimoto
 * Kōya

Climate
Gojō has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool to cold winters. Precipitation is significantly higher in summer than in winter, though on the whole lower than most parts of Honshū, and there is no significant snowfall. The average annual temperature in Gojō is 14.5 C. The average annual rainfall is 1453.5 mm with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.5 C, and lowest in January, at around 3.3 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Gojō was 37.8 C on 5 August 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -7.2 C on 19 February 2012.

Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Gojō in 2020 is 27,927 people. The population has been on decline over the past quarter of a century. Gojō has been conducting censuses since 1950.

Education

 * Primary Schools
 * Gojō Elementary School
 * Sakaaibe Elementary School
 * Nishiyoshino Elementary School
 * Makino Elementary School
 * Nohara Elementary School
 * Ootō Elementary School
 * Uchi Elementary School
 * Kitauchi Elementary School
 * Ada Elementary School
 * Junior High Schools
 * Gojō Junior High School
 * Gojōnishi Junior High School
 * Gojōhigashi Junior High School
 * Nishiyoshino Junior High School
 * Ootō Junior High School
 * Nohara Junior High School
 * High Schools
 * Gojō High School
 * Chiben Gakuen High School

Rail

 * West Japan Railways
 * Wakayama Line: Kitauchi Station - Gojō Station - Yamato-Futami Station

Roads

 * Expressways
 * Keinawa Expressway
 * Japanese National Route Sign 0024.svg National Route 24
 * Japanese National Route Sign 0168.svg National Route 168
 * Japanese National Route Sign 0309.svg National Route 309
 * Japanese National Route Sign 0310.svg National Route 310
 * Japanese National Route Sign 0370.svg National Route 370