| Furudono | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
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| Coordinates: | 37.0892°N 140.5557°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Fukushima | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Subdivision Name3: | Ishikawa | ||
| Leader Title: | - Mayor | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 163.29 | ||
| Population Total: | 5149 | ||
| Population As Of: | February 29, 2020 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0247-53-3111 | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 31 Shin-Kuwabara, Matsukawa, Furudono-machi, Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-8304 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||
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is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 5,149 in 1741 households,[1] and a population density of 33 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 163.29km2.
Furudono is located in southern portion of Fukushima prefecture. The town is surrounded by forests and mountains.
Furudono has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Furudono is . The average annual rainfall is 1446mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around .[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Furudono peaked in around the year 1950 and has been in decline over the past 70 years. It is now less than it was a century ago.
The area of present-day Furudono was part of ancient Mutsu Province. During the Edo period most of the area was tenryō under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate, with smaller portions as an exclave of part of the holdings of Omigawa Domain. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Higashishirakawa District within the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The villages of Minamoto and Takanuki were formed with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
The village of Furudono was formed on March 31, 1955 with the merger of the villages of Miyamoto and Takanuki. Furudono was raised to town status on April 1, 1957. The administrative control of the town was transferred from Higashishirakawa District to Ishikawa District on April 1, 1994.
The economy of Furudono is primarily based on agriculture.
Furudono has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
