Kawamoto, Shimane
Template:Nihongo is a town located in Ōchi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Template:As of, the town had an estimated population of 3,051 in 1611 households and a population density of 29 persons per km2.<ref name="Kawamoto-hp">Template:Cite web</ref> The total area of the town is Template:Convert.
Geography
Kawamoto is located in the Chugoku Mountains of central Shimane Prefecture.
Neighboring municipalities
Shimane Prefecture
Climate
Kawamoto has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year. The average annual temperature in Kawamoto is Template:Convert. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around Template:Convert, and lowest in January, at around Template:Convert.<ref name=normals/> The highest temperature ever recorded in Kawamoto was Template:Cvt on 6 August 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was Template:Cvt on 28 February 1981.<ref name=extremes/>
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Kawamoto in 2020 was 3,248 people.<ref name=zensus/> Kawamoto has been conducting censuses since 1960.
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History
The area of Kawamoto was part of ancient Iwami Province. During the Edo Period, the area was tenryō territory under the direction control of the Tokugawa shogunate due to its proximity to the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine. After the Meiji restoration, the village of Kawamoto was established within Ōchi District, Shimane on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Kawamoto was raised to town status on April 1, 1927.
Government
Kawamoto has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of eight members. Kawamoto, collectively with the towns of Ōnan and Misato, contributes one member to the Shimane Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Shimane 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
Kawamoto is a very rural area, with an economy based on agriculture.
Education
Kawamoto has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Shimane Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railway
Following the closure of the JR West Sankō Line on April 1, 2018, Kawamoto no longer has any passenger railway service. The nearest train station is Ōda Station on the JR West San'in Main Line.
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