Oguni is located in the Kyushu Mountains in central Kyushu, at the northern end of Kumamoto Prefecture. The eastern, northern, and western parts of the town border Oita Prefecture. Approximately 80% of the town is forest, and approximately 75% of that forest is man-made cedar forest
Ubuyama has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ubuyama is 12.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 18636 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.2 °C.[4]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Oguni is as shown below
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1940
12,336
—
1950
15,189
+23.1%
1960
16,022
+5.5%
1970
12,509
−21.9%
1980
10,813
−13.6%
1990
9,854
−8.9%
2000
8,954
−9.1%
2010
7,877
−12.0%
2020
6,590
−16.3%
History
The area of Ubayama was part of ancient Higo Province, During the Edo Period it was part of the holdings of Kumamoto Domain. After the Meiji restoration, the village of Kitaoguni was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Kitaoguni was raised to town status on April 1, 1935
Government
Oguni has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Oguni, collectively with the other municipalities of Aso District contributes one member to the Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Kumamoto 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
Forestry has long been the main industry in Oguni. In agriculture, radish production and Jersey cattle breeding, which were introduced in the late 1950s, are popular. There is also a natural hot spring facility in the town, and tourism plays a role in the locale economy.
Education
Oguni has one public elementary school and one public junior high schools operated by the town government and one public high school operated by the Kumamoto Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.
Transportation
Railways
The town has not had any passenger railway service since the closure of the Miyahara Line in 1984. Bungo-Mori Station on the JR KyushuKyūdai Main Line is the nearest station.
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