Kitaaiki
北相木村
Village
Kitaaiki Town Hall
Kitaaiki Town Hall
Flag of Kitaaiki
Flag
Official seal of Kitaaiki
Seal
Location of Kitaaiki in Nagano Prefecture
Location of Kitaaiki in Nagano Prefecture
Kitaaiki is located in Japan
Kitaaiki
Kitaaiki
 
Coordinates: 36°3′33.1″N 138°33′4.2″E / 36.059194°N 138.551167°E / 36.059194; 138.551167
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
PrefectureNagano
DistrictMinamisaku
Area
 • Total56.32 km2 (21.75 sq mi)
Population
 (April 2019)
 • Total755
 • Density13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols 
• TreeLarch
• FlowerRhododendron
• BirdCopper pheasant
Phone number0267-77-2111
Address2774 Kitaaiki-mura, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-1201
WebsiteOfficial website
Summit of Mount Ogura

Kitaaiki (北相木村, Kitaaiki-mura) is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the village had an estimated population of 755 in 350 households,[1] and a population density of 13 persons per km². The total area of the village is 56.32 square kilometres (21.75 sq mi).

Geography

Kitaaiki is located in mountainous eastern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Gunma Prefecture to the east. More than 90% of the village area is covered by mountains and forest. Mount Ogura (2,112 meters) is the highest point in the village.

Surrounding municipalities

Climate

The village has a humid continental climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Kitaaiki is 7.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1513 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 20.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around −4.7 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kitaaiki has decreased over the past 70 years and is now less than a third of what it was in 1950.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1940 1,871—    
1950 2,262+20.9%
1960 2,104−7.0%
1970 1,787−15.1%
1980 1,299−27.3%
1990 1,194−8.1%
2000 1,025−14.2%
2010 843−17.8%
2020 752−10.8%

History

The area of present-day Kataaiki was part of ancient Shinano Province, and was mentioned in Muromachi period records. The present village of Kitaaiki was created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

Education

Kitaaiki has one public elementary school operated by the village government. The village shares a public middle school with neighboring Minamiaika. The village does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

  • The village does not have any passenger rail service.

Highway

  • The village is not served by any national highways

Local attractions

References


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