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16-454: As of April 2022, the district consists of only the village of Kamikoani with an estimated population of 2,089 and an area of 256.82 km. All of the cities of Kitaakita and Ōdate , and part of the city of Noshiro were formerly part of Kitaakita District. The area of Kitaakita District was formerly part of Akita District [ja] , Dewa Province . Dewa Province was divided into the provinces of Ugo Province and Uzen Province following

32-486: A holiday on August 17. And, someone scattered defamatory leaflet in front of her house. Kamikoani has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village legislature of seven members. Kamikoani, together with the city of Noshiro and the other municipalities of Yamamoto District contributes four members to the Akita Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics,

48-411: A replacement. For these sudden resignations, Kouhou Kamikoani , the official public relations magazine published by the village office, reported that the doctors suffered from constant harassment by the local villagers. According to the magazine, she had bullying phone calls, and her efforts were criticized. When she installed a light with a sensor in front of her house to deal with patients at night, she

64-564: Is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Kamikoani is 9.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1626 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around -3.2 °C. Per Japanese census data, the population of Kamikoani peaked at around

80-604: Is the last place in my career as a doctor. I want to continue medication as I have love and interest for people. " before working. In fourth month after starting, he intimated his intention of resigning, and quit two months later. In 2009, Yukiko Arisawa, a 61-year-old female doctor, started working Kamikoani, after working on isolated islands and in Thailand . She intimated her intention of resigning in March 2010, but postponed until March 2011 because of concerns that it would take time to find

96-477: The Meiji restoration on January 19, 1869, with the area of Kitaakita becoming part of Ugo Province. At the time, the area consisted of two towns (Ōdate and Junishō) and 117 villages formerly under the control of Kubota Domain . Akita Prefecture was founded on December 13, 1871. With the establishment of the municipality system on April 1, 1889, modern Kitaakita District, with two towns (Ōdate and Junishō) and 29 villages

112-427: The strong-mayor variant and the weak-mayor variant. In a typical strong-mayor system, the elected mayor is granted almost total administrative authority with the power to appoint and dismiss department heads, although some city charters or prevailing state law may require council ratification. In such a system, the mayor's administrative staff often prepares the city budget, although that budget must be approved by

128-413: The council from among themselves Elected mayor and cabinet Executive mayor elected by the people Committee system Executive leader and executive committees elected by the council from among themselves A mayor–council government is a system of local government in which a mayor who is directly elected by the voters acts as chief executive, while a separately elected city council constitutes

144-447: The council. The mayor may also have veto rights over council votes, with the council able to override such a veto. Conversely, in a weak-mayor system, the mayor has no formal authority outside the council, serving a largely ceremonial role as council chairperson and is elected by the citizens of the city. The mayor cannot directly appoint or remove officials and lacks veto power over council votes. Most major North American cities use

160-458: The legislative body. It is one of the two most common forms of local government in the United States , and is the form most frequently adopted in large cities, although the other common form, council–manager government , is the local government form of more municipalities. The form may be categorized into two main variations depending on the relative power of the mayor compared to the council,

176-475: The village is 256.72 square kilometres (99.12 sq mi). Kamikoani is located in the flatlands of north-central Akita Prefecture. Due to its inland location, the village is noted for its heavy snowfall in winter . Akita Prefecture Kamikoani has a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfa ) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation

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192-477: The village is part of Akita District 2 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . The economy of Kamikoani is based on agriculture. Kamikoani has one combined elementary/middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school. Mayor-council Executive mayor elected by the people, elected legislative City council Council - Manager Executive leader elected by

208-603: The year 1960 and has been in steady decline since then. A “Kotani Village” in Dewa Province is mentioned in records of the area from the period of Toyotomi Hideyoshi . During the Edo period , the area came under the control of the Satake clan , who ruled the northern third of the province from Kubota Domain . After the start of the Meiji period , the area became part of Kitaakita District , Akita Prefecture in 1878. The village of Kamikoani

224-415: Was accused of wasting tax money, even though she had paid for the light and the monthly electricity bill herself. Another villager said " I wonder how you could go shopping with having patients waiting. " when she went to buy sandwiches because she had no time to have lunch. She managed to have only 18 holidays in 2009, but some people said " How can you have a holiday on weekdays? " and criticized when she had

240-484: Was established. 39°57′36″N 140°19′16″E  /  39.960°N 140.321°E  / 39.960; 140.321 Kamikoani, Akita Kamikoani ( 上小阿仁村 , Kamikoani-mura ) is a village located in Akita Prefecture , Japan . As of 28 February 2023 , the village had an estimated population of 2,012 in 1097 households, and a population density 7.8 persons per km . The total area of

256-461: Was founded on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The village received considerable negative publicity in the 2000s due to widely publicized issues pertaining to doctor shortages in rural areas. According to these reports, in February 2008, a male doctor who had been working in remote areas for more than 20 years started working in Kamikoani. He said " This village

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