Urugi [Village] - Urugi

Japanese: 売木[村] - うるぎ

A village in Shimoina County, at the southern tip of Nagano Prefecture. Population 756 (1995). A mountain village located in the upper reaches of the Uruki River, a tributary of the Tenryu River, bordering Aichi Prefecture to the south. National Route 418 crosses the northern part of the village. In 1948, Toyo Village was separated into Uruki Village and Wago Village. Almost the entire area is covered by forests and wilderness, with only a few cultivated lands scattered along the rivers. In the Edo period, forest development began early on, with the payment of cedar timber as annual tax. Horses were also widely raised for transportation and farming. Agriculture and forestry are still the main industries in the village, and rice, highland vegetable cultivation, beef cattle breeding, and shiitake mushroom production are also carried out, but the population has been declining in recent years.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

長野県南端，下伊那郡の村。人口756(1995)。天竜川支流の売木川上流域に位置する山村で，南は愛知県に接する。北部を国道418号線が横断する。1948年豊村が売木･和合の2村に分離した。ほぼ全域が山林･原野で占められ，耕地は河川沿いにわずかに点在する。江戸時代は榑木（くれき）を年貢として納めるなど，早くから山林開発が行われていた。また運搬や農耕のために馬の飼育も盛んであった。現在も農林業を主体に村の産業が営まれ，米作をはじめ高冷地野菜の栽培，肉用牛の飼育，シイタケの生産などが行われているが，近年人口は減少を続けている。

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