Editing Toyooka, Hyōgo (section)

== Geography ==
Toyooka is located in the northern part of Hyōgo Prefecture and the [[Kinki region]], facing the [[Sea of Japan]] in the north. It lies entirely within the [[San'in Kaigan Geopark]].<ref>[http://sanin-geo.jp/modules/geopark/index.php/info/index001.html "What is San'in Kaigan Geopark" on the official website of San'in Kaigan Geopark (in Japanese)]</ref> The [[Maruyama River]] flows through the central part of the city, and the Toyooka Basin, which is the largest basin in the Tajima region, spreads out in the central part of the city. Toyooka is located in the [[Snow country (Japan)|"snow country"]] of Japan and is characterized by heavy accumulations of snow in winter. One of Toyooka's famous geological features is a [[basalt]] cave called Gembudō. Gembudō was formed 1.6 million years ago from the eruption of an ancient volcano. In 1926, Professor [[Motonori Matuyama]] of Kyoto University first proposed the theory of geomagnetic polarity reversal at Genbudo after discovering it had a reverse magnetization.

The wetlands of Toyooka provide an important habitat for the [[oriental stork]]. After becoming extinct in the wild in the 1970s, Toyooka began a captive breeding program. After a quarter of a century of breeding efforts, the first oriental stork chick was born in 1989. In 2005 Toyooka released 5 captively bred storks, which bred successfully in the wild. As of June 2015 there are 72 wild oriental white storks in Toyooka.

The hot spring resort [[Kinosaki Onsen]] is located within Toyooka.

=== Neighbouring municipalities ===
Hyōgo Prefecture
* [[Asago, Hyōgo|Asago]]
* [[Kami, Hyōgo (Mikata)|Kami]]
* [[Yabu, Hyōgo|Yabu]]
Kyoto Prefecture
* [[Fukuchiyama, Kyoto|Fukuchiyama]]
* [[Kyōtango|Kyotango]]
* [[Yosano, Kyoto|Yosano]]

===Climate===
Kyōtango has a [[Humid subtropical climate|humid climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/hyogo-prefecture/toyooka-5374/ Toyooka climate data]</ref> Although part of the [[Kansai region]] and Hyōgo Prefecture, Toyooka has a climate much more similar to the [[Hokuriku region]] of [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] and [[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]]. Unlike Osaka or Kobe, which rarely see significant snowfall during the winter, Toyooka, exposed to the northerly winter winds driven by the [[Siberian High]] and [[Aleutian Low]], receives {{convert|3.1|m|in|1}} of snowfall per year, though melt rates are high even during the winter and the maximum cover on the ground is typically only {{convert|0.35|m|in|1}} and has never exceeded {{convert|0.54|m|in|1}}. Precipitation is much heavier than in central Kansai, though less heavy than in the [[Kii Peninsula]] or the Hokuriku region proper.

{{Weather box
|width=auto
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|location = Toyooka (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1918−present)
|Jan record high C = 21.4
|Feb record high C = 23.0
|Mar record high C = 26.8
|Apr record high C = 32.2
|May record high C = 33.9
|Jun record high C = 38.4
|Jul record high C = 39.3
|Aug record high C = 39.7
|Sep record high C = 38.0
|Oct record high C = 32.4
|Nov record high C = 27.4
|Dec record high C = 23.8
|year record high C = 39.7
|Jan high C = 7.4
|Feb high C = 8.4
|Mar high C = 13.0
|Apr high C = 19.3
|May high C = 24.3
|Jun high C = 27.3
|Jul high C = 31.2
|Aug high C = 32.8
|Sep high C = 27.8
|Oct high C = 22.2
|Nov high C = 16.5
|Dec high C = 10.5
|Jan mean C = 3.3
|Feb mean C = 3.7
|Mar mean C = 7.2
|Apr mean C = 12.7
|May mean C = 17.8
|Jun mean C = 21.8
|Jul mean C = 26.0
|Aug mean C = 27.1
|Sep mean C = 22.6
|Oct mean C = 16.6
|Nov mean C = 11.1
|Dec mean C = 5.9
|Jan low C = 0.4
|Feb low C = 0.2
|Mar low C = 2.4
|Apr low C = 6.9
|May low C = 12.4
|Jun low C = 17.7
|Jul low C = 22.3
|Aug low C = 23.1
|Sep low C = 18.9
|Oct low C = 12.6
|Nov low C = 7.2
|Dec low C = 2.5
|Jan record low C = -12.5
|Feb record low C = -11.1
|Mar record low C = -11.0
|Apr record low C = -3.2
|May record low C = 0.7
|Jun record low C = 6.0
|Jul record low C = 13.0
|Aug record low C = 13.8
|Sep record low C = 7.9
|Oct record low C = 2.0
|Nov record low C = -2.2
|Dec record low C = -9.1
|year record low C = -12.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 248.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 188.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 150.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 99.6
|May precipitation mm = 122.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 150.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 187.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 144.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 243.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 172.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 154.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 227.6
|year precipitation mm = 2072.0
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 21.2
|Feb precipitation days = 17.0
|Mar precipitation days = 15.0
|Apr precipitation days = 10.7
|May precipitation days = 10.0
|Jun precipitation days = 10.9
|Jul precipitation days = 11.9
|Aug precipitation days = 9.9
|Sep precipitation days = 12.8
|Oct precipitation days = 12.0
|Nov precipitation days = 14.1
|Dec precipitation days = 19.5
|Jan snow cm = 82
|Feb snow cm = 74
|Mar snow cm = 14
|Apr snow cm = trace
|May snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 0
|Nov snow cm = trace
|Dec snow cm = 34
|year snow cm = 204
|unit snow days = 1 cm
|Jan snow days = 12.5
|Feb snow days = 11.3
|Mar snow days = 2.9
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 5.7
|humidity colour= green
|Jan humidity = 84
|Feb humidity = 81
|Mar humidity = 75
|Apr humidity = 71
|May humidity = 71
|Jun humidity = 77
|Jul humidity = 79
|Aug humidity = 76
|Sep humidity = 80
|Oct humidity = 81
|Nov humidity = 82
|Dec humidity = 83
|Jan sun = 65.0
|Feb sun = 75.4
|Mar sun = 116.8
|Apr sun = 164.0
|May sun = 186.8
|Jun sun = 138.1
|Jul sun = 150.5
|Aug sun = 189.0
|Sep sun = 123.2
|Oct sun = 115.0
|Nov sun = 90.6
|Dec sun = 72.9
|year sun = 1487.3
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_sfc_ym.php?prec_no=63&block_no=47747&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|language=ja|script-title=ja:平年値（年・月ごとの値） | access-date = 2011-11-25 | publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_s.php?prec_no=63&block_no=47747&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|language=ja|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）| access-date = 2011-11-25 | publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency
}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

===Demographics===
Per Japanese census data, the population of Toyooka in 2020 is 77,489 people.<ref name=zensus/> Toyooka has been conducting censuses since 1950.
{{Historical populations
| 1950 | 102838
| 1955 | 102557
| 1960 | 99572
| 1965 | 96599
| 1970 | 94732
| 1975 | 95687
| 1980 | 96448
| 1985 | 96086
| 1990 | 94163
| 1995 | 93859
| 2000 | 92752
| 2005 | 89208
| 2010 | 85607
| 2015 | 82250
| 2020 | 77489
|align       = none
| footnote = Toyooka population statistics<ref name=zensus>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/hyogo/ Toyooka population statistics]</ref>
}}