Tōhō (Fukuoka)

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Tōhō-mura
東峰 村
Tōhō (Fukuoka) (Japan)
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Geographical location in Japan
Region : Kyushu
Prefecture : Fukuoka
Coordinates : 33 ° 24 '  N , 130 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 33 ° 23 '50 "  N , 130 ° 52' 12"  E
Basic data
Surface: 51.93 km²
Residents : 1947
(October 1, 2019)
Population density : 37 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 40448-9
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Flag / coat of arms of Tōhō
town hall
Address : Tōhō Village Hall
6425 Ōaza Hōshuyama
Tōhō -mura, Asakura-gun
Fukuoka  838-1792
Website URL: www1.vill.toho.fukuoka.jp
Location Tōhōs in Fukuoka Prefecture
Location Tōhōs in the prefecture

Tōhō ( Japanese 東峰 村 , - mura ) is a village in Asakura-gun in Fukuoka Prefecture , Japan .

geography

Tōhō is located in the southeast of Fukuoka Prefecture at the intersection of the Hiko - Kubote Mountains ( 英 彦 ～ 求 菩 堤 山地 ) in the east with the Kosho - Hōman Mountains ( 古 処 ～ 宝 満 山地 ) in the west. North of the community is the Chikuhō Basin ( 筑 豊 盆地 , Chikuhō-banchi ) of the Onga-gawa River , to the southwest the Chikugo Plain ( 筑 後 平野 , Chikugo-heiya ) of the Chikugo-gawa and southeast the Hita Basin ( 日 田 盆地 , Hita -banchi ).

In the municipality itself there is only the Koishiwara Basin ( 小石 原 盆地 , Koishiwara-banchi ) in the northwest as the only larger open area. This is traversed by four brooks, which unite at their southwestern end to Koshiwara-gawa ( 小石 原 川 ). The remaining settlements lie along the narrow valleys of the Ōhi-gawa ( 大 肥 川 ) which rises south of the plain and its tributary Hōshuyama-gawa ( 宝珠 山川 ), which rises in the northeast , both of which unite to the south on municipal territory. This means that 86% of the municipal area are mountain forests and meadows.

Annual rainfall averages 2000 mm, compared to 300 mm in the plains of the prefecture where the big cities are located. Despite the southern location (roughly the same latitude as Crete ), winters are often snowy, while summers have temperatures of 25 ° C.

history

Tōhō was founded on March 28, 2005 from the merger of the villages Koishiwara ( 小石 原 村 , -mura ) and Hōshuyama ( 宝珠 山村 , -mura ) in Asakura-gun .

Koishiwara is known for its Koishiwara pottery ( 小石 原 焼 , Koishiwara-yaki ), which in turn has its origin in Takatori ceramics .

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Neighboring cities and communities

Web links

Commons : Tōhō  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d 東峰 村 の 概要 . Tōhō, accessed June 29, 2013 (Japanese).
  2. ↑ official topographic map
  3. ↑ 高 取 焼 の 歴 史 . Tōhō, accessed June 29, 2013 (Japanese).