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Shimoichi Town
Photo: Nara City Sightseeing Information Center, Kofuku-ji Temple
Photo taken by Tatehiko Yano
Shimoichi Town
Head of Town Government
Mr.Tatsuaki Sugimoto, Mayor
Assumed mayoralty Shimoichi Town
(third term) in November 2012
Location
Seal
Area
61.99 km
2
Population
4,679 (as of April 2023)
Upper-tier government
Nara Prefecture
Geographic features
The town is located in approximately the center of Nara Prefecture to the northwest of Yoshino County that occupies the southern half of the prefecture.
Eighty percent of the town is forest, and there is a lot of precipitous topography.
The urban area is formed in the low-lying area along the Akinogawa River in the center and the Yoshinogawa River to the north. There are small settlements scattered about the hillsides and valleys along the Nyugawa River
Main industries
forestry, agriculture, woodwork
Symbols
Town tree: Japanese cedar
Town flower: Portulaca grandiflora
Number of visitors
99,202 (2009)
Official website
https://www.town.shimoichi.lg.jp/
Sources: Official Website of Shimoichi Town
(As of March, 2024)
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