Nakatosa

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nakatosa
| official_name =
| native_name = {{nobold|中土佐町}}
| native_name_lang = ja
| settlement_type = Town
| other_name =
| image_skyline = Nakatosa Town Hall ac (1).jpg
| image_caption = Nakatosa town office
| image_flag = Flag of Nakatosa, Kochi.svg
| image_seal = Emblem of Nakatosa, Kochi.svg
| seal_type = Chapter
| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-width=265|plain=yes|type=shape|stroke-width=2|stroke-color=#000000|zoom=9}}
| image_map1 = Nakatosa in Kochi Prefecture Ja.svg
| map_caption = Location of Nakatosa in Kōchi Prefecture
| pushpin_map = Japan
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|33|19|40|N|133|13|40|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Japan
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Shikoku]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kōchi Prefecture|Kōchi]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Takaoka District, Kōchi|Takaoka]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1 =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 193.20
| population_total = 　6200
| population_as_of = July 31, 2022
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]
| utc_offset1 = +09:00
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| blank_name_sec1 = City hall address
| blank_info_sec1 = 6663-1 Kure, Nakatosa-chō, Takaoka-gun, Kōchi-ken 789-1301
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.town.nakatosa.lg.jp/}}
| module = {{Infobox place symbols| embedded=yes
| tree = [[Magnolia compressa]]
| flower = [[Chrysanthemum |Chrysanthemum japonense]]
| bird = [[Blue rock thrush]]
| butterfly =
| fish =
}}
}}
[[file:久礼大正町市場.jpg|right|thumb|270px|Kure Tasho-machi market]]
{{nihongo|'''Nakatosa'''|中土佐町|Nakatosa-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Takaoka District, Kōchi|Takaoka District]], [[Kōchi Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2022|07|31}}, the town had an estimated [[population]] of 6,200 in 3363 households and a [[population density]] of 14 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="Nakatosa-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.town.nakatosa.lg.jp/|title= Nakatosa town official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the town is {{convert|193.20|sqkm|sqmi}}.

==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 ===
Kōchi Prefecture
* [[Shimanto, Kōchi (city)|Shimanto]]
* [[Susaki, Kōchi|Susaki]]
* [[Tsuno, Kōchi|Tsuno]]

=== Climate ===
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 August, at around 25.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.5 °C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/kochi-prefecture/nakatosa-49497/ Nakatosa climate data]</ref>

== Demographics ==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-kochi.php Nakatosa population statistics]</ref> the population of Nakatosa has decreased steadily since the 1950s.

{{Historical populations
| 1920 | 11,888
| 1930 | 12,562
| 1940 | 12,922
| 1950 | 16,146
| 1960 | 14,184
| 1970 | 11,311
| 1980 | 10,753
| 1990 | 9,852
| 2000 | 8,722
| 2010 | 7,605
| 2020 | 6,002
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== 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, Kōchi|Ōnomi]], from [[Takaoka District, Kōchi|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 [[House of Representatives of Japan|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===
[[File:JR_logo_(shikoku).svg|22 px]] [[Shikoku Railway Company]] – [[Dosan Line]]
*{{STN|Tosa-Kure|x}}

=== Highways ===
* [[File:JP Expressway E32.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[Kōchi Expressway]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|56}}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Nakatosa, Kochi|Nakatosa, Kōchi}}
* [http://www.town.nakatosa.lg.jp/english/ Nakatosa official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324055022/http://www.town.nakatosa.lg.jp/english/ |date=2014-03-24 }}{{in lang|en}}
* [http://www.town.nakatosa.lg.jp/ Nakatosa official website] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Authority control}}
{{Kōchi Prefecture}}

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[[Category:Towns in Kōchi Prefecture]]

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