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Nakatosa (中土佐町, Nakatosa-chō) is a town located in Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2022, the town had an estimated population of 6,200 in 3363 households and a population density of 14 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 193.20 square kilometres (74.59 sq mi).




Geography


Nakatosa is located in the central part of Kōchi Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, facing the Pacific Ocean to the east.




= Neighbouring municipalities

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Kōchi Prefecture

Shimanto
Susaki
Tsuno




= Climate

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Nakatosa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nakatosa is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2533 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 25.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around5.5 °C.




Demographics


Per Japanese census data, the population of Nakatosa has decreased steadily since the 1950s.




History


As with all of Kōchi Prefecture, the area of Nakatosa was part of ancient Tosa Province. During the Edo period, the area was part of the holdings of Tosa Domain ruled by the Yamauchi clan from their seat at Kōchi Castle. The villages of Kure (久礼) and Kaminokae (上ノ加江) and Nishibun (西分村) were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. They were subsequently elevated to town status on June 12, 1901 and January 1, 1915 and merged on July 1, 1957 to form the town of Naktosa. On January 1, 2006 the village of Ōnomi, from Takaoka District, was merged into Nakatosa.




Government


Nakatosa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of six members. Nakatosa, together with the municipalities of Shimanto, Tsuno and Yusuhara, contributes two members to the Kōchi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Kōchi 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.




Economy


The local economy is centered on horticulture and greenhouse farming, with commercial fishing playing a smaller role.




Education


Nakatosa has two public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.




Transportation






= Railway

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Shikoku Railway Company – Dosan Line

Tosa-Kure




= Highways

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Kōchi Expressway
National Route 56}




References






External links


Media related to Nakatosa, Kōchi at Wikimedia Commons
Nakatosa official website(in English)
Nakatosa official website (in Japanese)

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• Susaki, Kōchi
• Tsuno, Kōchi
• Distrik Takaoka, Kōchi
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• Daftar kota di Prefektur Kōchi menurut jumlah penduduk
• Kota kecil (Jepang)
• Nakatosa
• Ōnomi, Kōchi
• Takaoka District, Kōchi
• Susaki, Kōchi
• Tosa Province
• Kōchi Prefecture
• List of towns in Japan
• Yusuhara
• Tosa-Kure Station
• 1707 Hōei earthquake