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[[file:Mount Buko 20140517 - Flickr.jpg|right|thumb|270px|Mount Bukō]]
{{Nihongo|'''Yokoze'''|横瀬町|Yokoze-machi}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2021|03|01}}, the town had an estimated [[population]] of 8,106 in 3347 households and a [[population density]] of 172 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="Yokoze-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.town.yokoze.saitama.jp/yokoze/about-yokoze/1483 |title= Yokoze town official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the town is {{convert|49.26|sqkm|sqmi}}.


==Geography==
As of 2003, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 9,739 and a [[population density|density]] of 197.35 persons per [[square kilometer|km²]]. The total area is 49.35 km². The town has three public schools; Yokoze Junior High School, Yokoze Elementary School and Ashigakubo Elementary School (the latter is slated to close at the end of March, 2009 - student numbers in the past several years have been hovering at, or just below, 30 for all students, grades one to six.
Located in western Saitama Prefecture to the north of [[Mount Bukō]], Yokoze is in the southeast portion of the Chichibu Plains. It is only 1.5 kilometers from the center of the city of Chichibu. Most of the town is mountainous with some flat land in the Yokose River basin that runs northwest of the town, where the main population concentration and town hall are located.


===Surrounding municipalities===
The largest single employer is Mitsubishi Materials.
[[Saitama Prefecture]]
* [[Chichibu, Saitama|Chichibu]]
* [[Hannō, Saitama|Hannō]]
* [[Tokigawa, Saitama|Tokigawa]]


===Climate===
Served by the [[Seibu Railway]] with direct service to [[Ikebukuro]], in [[central Tokyo]].
Yokoze has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yokoze is 12.4&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 1746&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.7&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 1.0&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/saitama/yokoze-52135/ Yokoze climate data]</ref>


==Demographics==
{{coord|35|59|N|139|6|E|region:JP_type:city|display=title}}
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-saitama.php Yokoze population statistics]</ref> the population of Yokoze peaked around the year 1990 and has declined since.


{{Historical populations
[[Category:Towns in Saitama Prefecture]]
| 1920 | 5,616
| 1930 | 6,345
| 1940 | 6,359
| 1950 | 7,196
| 1960 | 7,163
| 1970 | 8,090
| 1980 | 9,511
| 1990 | 10,073
| 2000 | 9,782
| 2010 | 9,039
| 2020 | 7,979
|align = none
| footnote =
}}


==History==
{{Saitama-geo-stub}}
The village of Yokoze was created within Chichibu District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. In 1955, Yokoze annexed the neighboring village of Ashigakubo. It was elevated to town status on October 1, 1984.


==Government==
[[de:Yokoze (Saitama)]]
Yokoze has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] town council of 12 members. Yokoze, together with the towns of Higashichichibu, Minano, Nagatoro and Ogano, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of [[Saitama 11th district]] of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].
[[ko:요코제 정]]

[[ja:横瀬町]]
==Economy==
[[zh:橫瀨町]]
Yokoze is largely a [[bedroom community]] due to its proximity to the city of Chichibu. The main industry is the limestone mining industry produced from Mt. Buko.

==Education==
Yokoze has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

==Transportation==
===Railway===
[[File:SeibuRailway_mark.svg|20x20px]] [[Seibu Railway]] - [[Seibu Chichibu Line]]
* {{STN|Ashigakubo}} - {{STN|Yokoze}}

===Highway===
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|299}}

==Local attractions==
* [[Chichibu 34 Kannon Sanctuary]]
* [[Mount Bukō]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.town.yokoze.saitama.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Saitama}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Towns in Saitama Prefecture]]
[[Category:Chichibu District, Saitama]]
[[Category:Yokoze, Saitama]]

Latest revision as of 22:07, 2 October 2024

Yokoze
横瀬町　
Town
Yokoze town office
Yokoze town office
Flag of Yokoze
Flag
Official seal of Yokoze
Seal
Location of Yokoze in Saitama Prefecture
Location of Yokoze in Saitama Prefecture
Yokoze is located in Japan
Yokoze
Yokoze
 
Coordinates: 35°59′14.3″N 139°6′0.3″E / 35.987306°N 139.100083°E / 35.987306; 139.100083
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureSaitama
DistrictChichibu
Area
 • Total
49.36 km2 (19.06 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2016)
 • Total
8,106
 • Density172/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeAcer
- FlowerSakura
- BirdCommon kingfisher
Phone number0494-25-0111
AddressYokoze 4545, Yokoze-machi, Chichibu-gun, Saitama-ken 368-0072
WebsiteOfficial website
Mount Bukō

Yokoze (横瀬町, Yokoze-machi) is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 8,106 in 3347 households and a population density of 172 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 49.26 square kilometres (19.02 sq mi).

Geography

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Located in western Saitama Prefecture to the north of Mount Bukō, Yokoze is in the southeast portion of the Chichibu Plains. It is only 1.5 kilometers from the center of the city of Chichibu. Most of the town is mountainous with some flat land in the Yokose River basin that runs northwest of the town, where the main population concentration and town hall are located.

Surrounding municipalities

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Saitama Prefecture

Climate

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Yokoze has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yokoze is 12.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.0 °C.[2]

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Yokoze peaked around the year 1990 and has declined since.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 5,616—    
1930 6,345+13.0%
1940 6,359+0.2%
1950 7,196+13.2%
1960 7,163−0.5%
1970 8,090+12.9%
1980 9,511+17.6%
1990 10,073+5.9%
2000 9,782−2.9%
2010 9,039−7.6%
2020 7,979−11.7%

History

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The village of Yokoze was created within Chichibu District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. In 1955, Yokoze annexed the neighboring village of Ashigakubo. It was elevated to town status on October 1, 1984.

Government

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Yokoze has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Yokoze, together with the towns of Higashichichibu, Minano, Nagatoro and Ogano, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Saitama 11th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

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Yokoze is largely a bedroom community due to its proximity to the city of Chichibu. The main industry is the limestone mining industry produced from Mt. Buko.

Education

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Yokoze has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

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Railway

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Seibu Railway - Seibu Chichibu Line

Highway

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Local attractions

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References

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  1. ^ "Yokoze town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Yokoze climate data
  3. ^ Yokoze population statistics
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