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[[file:Tochikorozan Tanjoji 02.JPG|thumb|right|270px| Tanjō-ji]]
[[file:上籾の棚田 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|270px| Rice terraces in Kumenan]]
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{{nihongo|'''Kumenan'''|久米南町|Kumenan-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Kume District, Okayama|Kume District]], [[Okayama Prefecture]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=久米南町｜市町村の情報｜岡山県移住ポータルサイト おかやま晴れの国ぐらし |url=https://www.okayama-iju.jp/municipality/25kumenan/%3Ehttps://www.okayama-iju.jp/municipality/25kumenan/index.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=岡山県移住ポータルサイト おかやま晴れの国ぐらし |language=ja}}</ref>{{As of|2022|12|31}}, the town had an estimated [[population]] of 4,483 in 2192 households and a [[population density]] of 83 persons per km².<ref name="Kumenan-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.town.kumenan.lg.jp|title= Kumenan town official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the town is {{convert|78.65|sqkm|sqmi}}. Kumenan is known as the birthplace of [[Honen]], the founder of the [[Pure Land Buddhism|Jodo sect of Buddhism]].


==Geography==
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{{nihongo|'''Kumenan'''|久米南町|Kumenan-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Kume District, Okayama|Kume District]], [[Okayama Prefecture]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=久米南町｜市町村の情報｜岡山県移住ポータルサイト おかやま晴れの国ぐらし |url=https://www.okayama-iju.jp/municipality/25kumenan/%3Ehttps://www.okayama-iju.jp/municipality/25kumenan/index.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=岡山県移住ポータルサイト おかやま晴れの国ぐらし |language=ja}}</ref>
Kumenan is located on the Kibi Plateau, in the east-central part of Okayama Prefecture. There are few flatlands, and most of the town is mountain, forests and plateaus.


=== Neighboring municipalities ===
As of March 2017, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 4,962 and a [[population density|density]] of 63 persons per km². The total area is 78.65&nbsp;km².
Okayama Prefecture
*[[Okayama, Okayama|Okayama]]
*[[Akaiwa, Okayama|Akaiwa]]
*[[Misaki, Okayama|Misaki]]

==Climate==
Kumenan has a [[Humid subtropical climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with moderate snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kumenan is 13.5&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 1501&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 25.5&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 1.9&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/okayama-prefecture/kumenan-55503/ Kumenan climate data]</ref>

==Demography==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.pref.okayama.jp/page/detail-58070.html Kumenan population statistics]</ref> the population of Kumenan has been as follows. The population has been decreasing since the 1950s.

{{Historical populations
| 1920 | 8852
| 1930 | 8627
| 1940 | 8097
| 1950 | 11015
| 1960 | 10095
| 1970 | 7697
| 1980 | 7257
| 1990 | 6605
| 2000 | 6115
| 2010 | 5298
|align = none
| footnote =
}}

== History ==
The area of Kumenan was part of ancient [[Mimasaka Province]]. The village of Yuge was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on June 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on April 1, 1917. Yuge annexed ten neighboring village of Takigawa on April 1, 1940. On April 1, 1954, Yuge merged with the villages of Kōme, Tatsuyama, and Tanjōji to form the town of Kumenan.

==Government==
Yuge has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] town council of eight members. Kumenan, collectively with the town of Misaki, contributes one member to the Okayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Okayama 3rd district of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

==Economy==
The main industry in the area is agriculture. The main crops are rice, fruit trees such as pears and grapes, leaf tobacco, and poultry farming.

==Education==
Kumenan has three public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school. Okayama Prefecture operates one special education school for the handicapped.

== Transportation ==
=== Railway ===
[[File:JR logo (west).svg|frameless|20x20px]] [[West Japan Railway Company|JR West]] (JR West) - [[Tsuyama Line]]
* {{STN|Kōme}} - {{STN|Yuge}} - {{STN|Tanjōji}}

=== Highways ===
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|53}}

==Local attractions==
* Tanjō-ji, Buddhist temple

==Noted people from Kumenan==
*[[Sen Katayama]], early Japanese Marxist political activist and journalist, co-founder of the [[Japanese Communist Party]].


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.town.kumenan.okayama.jp/ Town of Kumenan] {{in lang|ja}}
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[[Category:Towns in Okayama Prefecture]]
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Revision as of 10:33, 11 February 2023

Kumenan
久米南町
Town
Kumenan town hall
Kumenan town hall
Flag of Kumenan
Flag
Official seal of Kumenan
Chapter
Map
Location of Kumenan in Okayama Prefecture
Location of Kumenan
Kumenan is located in Japan
Kumenan
Kumenan
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°55′45″N 133°57′39″E / 34.92917°N 133.96083°E / 34.92917; 133.96083
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku
San'yō
PrefectureOkayama
DistrictKume
Area
 • Total
78.65 km2 (30.37 sq mi)
Population
 (January 31, 2023)
 • Total
4,483
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address502-1 Shimoyuge, Kumenan-chō, Kume-gun, Okayama-ken 709-3614
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerRhododendron
TreeGinkgo biloba
Tanjō-ji
Rice terraces in Kumenan

Kumenan (久米南町, Kumenan-chō) is a town located in Kume District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.[1]As of 31 December 2022, the town had an estimated population of 4,483 in 2192 households and a population density of 83 persons per km².[2] The total area of the town is 78.65 square kilometres (30.37 sq mi). Kumenan is known as the birthplace of Honen, the founder of the Jodo sect of Buddhism.

Geography

Kumenan is located on the Kibi Plateau, in the east-central part of Okayama Prefecture. There are few flatlands, and most of the town is mountain, forests and plateaus.

Neighboring municipalities

Okayama Prefecture

Climate

Kumenan has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with moderate snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kumenan is 13.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1501 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 25.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.9 °C.[3]

Demography

Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Kumenan has been as follows. The population has been decreasing since the 1950s.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 8,852—    
1930 8,627−2.5%
1940 8,097−6.1%
1950 11,015+36.0%
1960 10,095−8.4%
1970 7,697−23.8%
1980 7,257−5.7%
1990 6,605−9.0%
2000 6,115−7.4%
2010 5,298−13.4%

History

The area of Kumenan was part of ancient Mimasaka Province. The village of Yuge was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on June 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on April 1, 1917. Yuge annexed ten neighboring village of Takigawa on April 1, 1940. On April 1, 1954, Yuge merged with the villages of Kōme, Tatsuyama, and Tanjōji to form the town of Kumenan.

Government

Yuge has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of eight members. Kumenan, collectively with the town of Misaki, contributes one member to the Okayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Okayama 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The main industry in the area is agriculture. The main crops are rice, fruit trees such as pears and grapes, leaf tobacco, and poultry farming.

Education

Kumenan has three public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school. Okayama Prefecture operates one special education school for the handicapped.

Transportation

Railway

JR West (JR West) - Tsuyama Line

Highways

Local attractions

  • Tanjō-ji, Buddhist temple

Noted people from Kumenan

References

  1. ^ "久米南町｜市町村の情報｜岡山県移住ポータルサイト おかやま晴れの国ぐらし". 岡山県移住ポータルサイト おかやま晴れの国ぐらし (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  2. ^ "Kumenan town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  3. ^ Kumenan climate data
  4. ^ Kumenan population statistics
  • Kumenan travel guide from Wikivoyage
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