Yabuki (矢吹町, Yabuki-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2020[update], the town had an estimated population of 16,955 in 6051 households,[1] and a population density of 280 persons per km². The total area of the town was 60.4 square kilometres (23.3 sq mi).
Geography
Yabuki is located in the flatlands of south-central Fukushima prefecture, approximately 212 kilometers north of Tokyo.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Yabuki has remained relatively stable over the past 40 years.
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1950
15,531
—
1960
16,199
+4.3%
1970
15,666
−3.3%
1980
17,578
+12.2%
1990
18,642
+6.1%
2000
18,892
+1.3%
2010
18,407
−2.6%
2020
17,287
−6.1%
Climate
Yabuki has a humid climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Yabuki is 11.7 °C (53.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,312 mm (51.7 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.2 °C (75.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.32 °C (32.58 °F).[3]
Yabuki Village was formed on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on December 1, 1903. The Imperial Japanese Army established an airfield in Yabuki in 1928, which became a major pilot training base in 1937. It was bombed by American forces in August 1945 during World War II.
During the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, over 1800 structures were severely damaged or destroyed, corresponding to approximately 30 percent of the town, the largest percentage of any municipality not affected by a tsunami.
Economy
The economy of Yabuki is primarily agricultural.
Education
Yabuki has four public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government. There is one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education.
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