is a town located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,856 in 7364 households, and a population density of 420 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the town is .
à Âyodo is located on the right bank of the Yoshino River in central Nara Prefecture, almost in the center of the Kii Peninsula.
à Âyodo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in à Âyodo is 14.0 ðC. The average annual rainfall is 1636 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 ðC, and lowest in January, at around 2.4 ðC.
Per Japanese census data, the population of à Âyodo is as shown below
The area of à Âyodo was part of ancient Yamato Province. The village of à Âyodo was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on February 11, 1921. In 1952, à Âyodo annexed neighboring à Âada village.
à Âyodo has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. à Âyodo, collectively with the other municipalities of Yoshino District, contributes two members to the Nara Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Nara 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
The local economy is based on agriculture, with pears as the local speciality The town is increasingly a commuter town for the greater Osaka metropolis.
à Âyodo has three public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government and two public high schools operated by the Nara Prefectural Board of Education.
Kintetsu Railway - Yoshino Line