Kurotaki, Nara
[file:Kawawake-jinja05.JPG|thumb|right|290px|Kawawake Jinja in Kurotaki]
Kurotaki is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan., the village had an estimated population of 536 and a population density of 10 persons per km2. The total area of the village is.
Geography
Kurotaki is located in central Nara Prefecture, north of Mount Yoshino, and Mount Ōmine. it is part of the municipalities in the Kii Mountain Range.
Surrounding municipalities
Nara Prefecture
Climate
Kurotaki has a humid subtropical climate characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kurotaki is 12.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2119 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.5
°C.
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Kurotaki is as shown below:
History
The area of Kurotaki was part of ancient Yamato Province. The village of Minamiyoshino was established on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. On July 1, 1912 - Minamiyoshino was divided into Kurotaki village and Niu villages.
Government
Kurotaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village council of six members. Higashiyoshino, collectively with the other municipalities of Yoshino District, contributes two 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. Garlic is a noted local crop.
Education
Kurotaki has one public elementary school and one public junior high schools operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
Transportation
Railways
Kurotaki has no passenger railway service. The nearest train station is Shimoichiguchi Station on the Yoshino Line in Yoshino.
Highways
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