Minamimaki, Nagano



Minamimaki (南牧村) is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 2,924 in 1,091 households, and a population density of 22 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 133.09 sqkm.

Geography
Minamimaki is located in the Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group of the mountainous eastern Nagano Prefecture at an average altitude of between 1,000 and 1,500 meters. It is bordered by Yamanashi Prefecture to the south.

Surrounding municipalities

 * Nagano Prefecture
 * Chino
 * Koumi
 * Kawakami
 * Minamiaiki
 * Yamanashi Prefecture
 * Hokuto

Climate
The village has a humid continental climate characterized by warm and humid summers, and cold winters with heavy snowfall (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Minamimaki is 7.2 C. The average annual rainfall is 1432.4 mm with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 19.5 C, and lowest in January, at around -5.3 C.

History
The area of present-day Minamimaki was part of ancient Shinano Province. The modern village of Minamimaki was created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Minamimaki has remained relatively steady over the past 50 years.

Elections

 * 2007 Minamimaki mayoral election

Railway

 * JR logo (east).svg East Japan Railway Company - Koumi Line
 * Nobeyama - < Shinano-Kawakami > - Saku-Hirose - Umijiri

Local attractions

 * Nobeyama radio observatory
 * Yadegawa ruins, a Japanese Paleolithic period trace and National Historic Site