Rokkasho, Aomori
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Rokkasho 六ヶ所村 |
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 Location of Rokkasho in Aomori Prefecture |
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 Rokkasho
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| Coordinates: 40°58′02″N 141°22′28″E / 40.96722°N 141.37444°ECoordinates: 40°58′02″N 141°22′28″E / 40.96722°N 141.37444°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Aomori Prefecture | ||
| District | Kamikita | ||
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| • Total | 253.68 km2 (97.95 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 1, 2017) | |||
| • Total | 10,549 | ||
| • Density | 41.6/km2 (108/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Japanese black pine | ||
| - Flower | Daylily | ||
| - Bird | White-tailed eagle | ||
| Phone number | 0175-72-2111 | ||
| Address | 475 Noduki Obuchi, Rokkasho-mura, Kamikita-gun, Aomori 039-3212 | ||
| Website | www |
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Rokkasho (六ヶ所村 Rokkasho-mura?) is a village in Kamikita District of northeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. As of 1 February 2017[update], the village had an estimated population of 10,549 and a population density of 41.5 persons per km², in 4,953 households. The total area of the village was 252.68 square kilometres (97.56 sq mi).
Rokkasho occupies the eastern coastline of the base of Shimokita Peninsula, facing the Pacific Ocean to the east. The village has a cold maritime climate characterized by cool short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Rokkasho is 9.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1213 mm with September as the wettest month.The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.0 °C. The village forms the northern shoreline of Lake Ogawara.
Per Japanese census data, the population of Rokkasho has remained relatively stable over the past 40 years.
The area around Rokkasho was known for raising horses during the Kamakura period. During the Edo period, it was controlled by the Nambu clan of Morioka Domain, becoming part of the territories of Shichinohe Domain in the latter half of the Edo period. With the establishment of the municipalities system after the start of the Meiji period, on April 1, 1889, Rokkasho Village was proclaimed from the merger of six small hamlets.
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