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Mitsue

御杖村
Mitsue 御杖村
Village
	Mitsue Village Hall
	Flag Emblem
	Location of Mitsue in Nara Prefecture
	Mitsue Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 34°29′18″N 136°09′57″E / 34.48833°N 136.16583°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara
District	Uda
Area
• Total	79.58 km2 (30.73 sq mi)
Population (April 1, 2024)
• Total	1,393
• Density	18/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	368 Sugano, Mitsue-mura, Uda-gun, Nara-ken 633-1302
Website	Official website
Symbols
Bird	Japanese bush-warbler
Flower	Prunus jamasakura
Tree	Cryptomeria japonica

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Mitsue (御杖村, Mitsue-mura) is a village located in Uda District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2024^[update], the village had an estimated population of 1393 in 782 households, and a population density of 18 persons per km².^[1] The total area of the village is 79.58 km² (30.73 sq mi). ^[2]

Geography

Mitsue is located in the southern portion of the Soni Plateau, and the upper part of the Nabari River is situated here. The entire village is mountainous, with many peaks.

Mountains : Mount Miune (1235 m)

Surrounding municipalities

Mie Prefecture

Nara Prefecture

Climate

Mitsue has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Mitsue is 12.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2174 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.1 °C.^[3]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Mitsue is as shown below

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1940	4,651	—
1950	5,525	+18.8%
1960	5,533	+0.1%
1970	3,852	−30.4%
1980	3,430	−11.0%
1990	3,035	−11.5%
2000	2,623	−13.6%
2010	2,102	−19.9%
2020	1,479	−29.6%

History

The area of Mitsue was part of ancient Yamato Province. The village of Mitsue was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system.

Government

Mitsui has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village council of eight members. Nosegawa, collectively with the other municipalities of Ikoma District, contributes four members to the Nara Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the village is part of the Nara 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The local economy is based on agriculture and forestry. The village is developing a new program to revitalize the forestry industry it by exporting model homes to Thailand, where similar wooden architecture has largely disappeared.^[4]

Education

Mitsue has one public elementary high school and one public junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railways

Mitsue does not have any passenger railway service. The nearest train stations are Haibara Station or Nabari Station on the Kintetsu Osaka Line Cable Line.