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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Awashimaura
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|ja|粟島浦村}}}}
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| settlement_type = [[Villages of Japan|Village]]

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| subdivision_name1 = [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] ([[Kōshin'etsu region|Kōshin'etsu]]) ([[Hokuriku region|Hokuriku]])
| subdivision_type2 = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Iwafune District, Niigata|Iwafune]]

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| area_total_km2 = 9.78
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| population_total = 353
| population_as_of = July 1, 2019
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| timezone1 = [[Japan Standard Time]]
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| blank_name_sec1 = Phone number
| blank_info_sec1 = 0254-55-2111
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| blank1_info_sec1 = 1513-11 Hinomiyama, Awashimaura-mura, Iwafune-gun, Niigata-ken 959-3265

| blank_name_sec2 = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
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[[File:Awashima Island in Summer, Japan - Aerial Video.webm|thumb|250px|thumbtime=0:22|Aerial video of Awashima Island in summer]]
[[File:粟島浦村役場.jpg|right|270px|thumb|Awashimaura village hall]]
{{Nihongo|'''Awashimaura'''|粟島浦村|Awashimaura-mura}} is a [[Villages of Japan|village]] located in [[Niigata Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2019|07|01}}, the village had an estimated [[population]] of 353, and a [[population density]] of 36.1 persons per km{{sup|2}}. The total area of the village is {{convert|9.78|sqkm|sqmi}}.

==Geography==
The village is located on [[Awashima Island, Niigata|Awashima Island]], located in the [[Sea of Japan]] off the coast of [[Murakami, Niigata]], to which it is connected by ferry.

===Climate===
Awashimaura has a [[humid subtropical climate|humid climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Awashimaura is 12.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2059 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.5 °C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/niigata/awashimaura-474396/ Awashimaura climate data]</ref>
{{Awashima weatherbox}}

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-niigata.php Awashimaura population statistics]</ref> the population of Awashimaura has declined steadily over the past 50 years.
{{Historical populations
| 1970 | 680
| 1980 | 595
| 1990 | 479
| 2000 | 449
| 2010 | 366
| 2020 | 353
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}}

==History==
The island of Awashima has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and fragments of [[Jōmon period]] pottery have been found. The [[Asuka period]] general [[Abe no Hirafu]] conquered the island from its native [[Emishi]] inhabitants and brought it under the control of the [[Imperial House of Japan|imperial dynasty]]. During the [[Edo period]], the island passed between [[Murakami Domain]], [[Shōnai Domain]] and direct control by the [[Tokugawa Shogunate]] several times. During the [[Boshin War]], the [[Edward and Henry Schnell|Schnell brothers]] offloaded weapons for Shōnai Domain at Awashima. After the [[Meiji restoration]], the village of Asahimaura was created in 1909 as part of [[Iwafune District, Niigata]] Prefecture. The epicentre of the [[1964 Niigata earthquake]] was near Awashima, and many of the buildings in Awashimaura were damaged or destroyed.

==Economy==
[[File:Awashima Island Niigata Aerial photograph.1977.jpg|thumb|300px|Awashima Island]]
The main industries of Awashimaura are seasonal tourism and [[commercial fishing]].

==Education==
The village has two schools, Awashimaura Village Elementary School and Awashimaura Village Junior High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awashimaura.ed.jp/introduction/|title=School Introduction|accessdate=2019-09-24}}</ref> There are also programs for study abroad and visiting students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vill.awashimaura.lg.jp/study-iland/study-iland-outline/|title=Saltwater Study Abroad|accessdate=2019-09-24}}</ref>

==Transportation==
===Sea===
* Awashima Kisen Ferry
**Iwafune (Murakami) - Uchiura (Awashimaura)

<gallery>
File:Awashima Line - 粟島汽船 - panoramio.jpg|Ferry Awashima
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Awashima Island, Niigata]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.vill.awashimaura.lg.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}

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[[Category:Villages in Niigata Prefecture]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Japan]]

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