Itayanagi (板柳町, Itayanagi-machi) is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020[update], the town had an estimated population of 13,332 in 5450 households,[1] and a population density of 300 persons per km². The total area of the town is 41.88 square kilometres (16.17 sq mi).
The town has a cold humid continental climate (KöppenDfb) characterized by warm short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Itayanagi is 10.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1290 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.7 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Itayanagi has decreased steadily over the past 60 years.
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1960
21,860
—
1970
19,901
−0.93%
1980
19,215
−0.35%
1990
17,766
−0.78%
2000
16,840
−0.53%
2010
15,227
−1.00%
2020
12,700
−1.80%
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History
The area around Itayanagi was controlled by the Tsugaru clan of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo period, and was the location of a daikansho. After the Meiji Restoration, it was formed into a village on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on April 1, 1920. On March 10, 1955, Itayanagi annexed the neighboring villages of Hataoka, Koami, and Arakawa.
The economy of Itayanagi is heavily dependent on horticulture, especially for apples, with rice as a secondary crop.
Education
Itayanagi has four public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Aomori Prefectural Board of Education.
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