- Kitashiobara, Fukushima
Kitashiobara (北塩原村; -mura) is a village located in Yama District, Fukushima,
Japan .As of
February 1 ,2008 , the village has an estimatedpopulation of 3,416 and a density of 14.6 persons per km². The total area is 233.94 km².The town was created in the merging of three villages, Kitayama, Ōshio, and Hibara on
March 31 ,1954 .Geography
Kitayama consists of three areas, named after the former villages. The western portion, Hibara, has a relatively higher elevation than the other two areas, most of it between 800m and 1000m. Also,
Lake Hibara in Hibara is located in theBandai-Asahi National Park . It was created in1888 during the eruption ofMount Bandai . Oguni-numa, a swamp, is reserved by the government as anatural monument . [ [http://www.vill.kitashiobara.fukushima.jp/koryu/sizen.htm 福島県 北塩原村 裏磐梯 へようこそ！！−自然豊かな村 ] ] The climate is like many other parts of northern Japan, with cold winters and snowfall averaging 2m.Mountains :Mount Bandai Rivers : Nakutsu-gawa, Ono-gawaLakes :Lake Hibara ,Goshiki-numa , Lake Onogawa, Oguni-numa, Lake AkimotoReferences
External links
* [http://www.vill.kitashiobara.fukushima.jp/ Kitashiobara official website]
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