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Nagawa (長和町, Nagawa-machi) is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019^[update], the town had an estimated population of 6,088 in 2650 households,[1] and a population density of 32.6 persons per km². The total area of the town is 183.86 square kilometres (70.99 sq mi).

Nagawa 長和町
Town
Nagawa Town Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Nagawa in Nagano Prefecture
Nagawa
Coordinates: 36°15′21.5″N 138°16′4.1″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture	Nagano
District	Chiisagata
Area
• Total	183.86 km2 (70.99 sq mi)
Population  (April 2019)
• Total	6,088
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Prunus serrulata
• Flower	Azalea
• Bird	Green pheasant
• Rock	Obsidian
Phone number	0268-68-0111
Address	525-1 Nagakubo, Nagawa-machi, Chiisagata-gun, Nagano-ken 386-0602
Website	Official website

Geography

Nagawa is located in the center of Nagano Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

• Nagano Prefecture
  • Matsumoto
  • Ueda
  • Suwa
  • Chino
  • Shimosuwa
  • Tateshina

Climate

The town has a climate characterized by characterized by warm and humid summers, and cold, very snowy winters (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Nagawa is 8.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1388 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around -3.6 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Nagawa has declined my more than half over the past 70 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1940	9,658	—
1950	12,054	+24.8%
1960	10,854	−10.0%
1970	8,791	−19.0%
1980	8,185	−6.9%
1990	7,984	−2.5%
2000	7,807	−2.2%
2010	6,782	−13.1%
2020	5,600	−17.4%

History

The area of present-day Nagawa was part of ancient Shinano Province. The area was part of the holdings of Ueda Domain during the Edo period, and had two stations on the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto: Nagakubo-shuku and Wada-shuku. The modern town of Nagakubo-shinmachi was established on April 1, 1889 by the establishment of the municipalities system and was renamed Nagato on September 1, 1956. The town of Nagawa was formed by the merger of Nagato with the village of Wada (also from Chiisagata District on October 1, 2005 when the town.

Education

Nagawa has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one middle school operated jointly between Nagawa and neighboring Ueda city. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

The town does not have any passenger railway service.

Highway

• National Route 142
• National Route 152
• National Route 254

Local attractions

• Hoshikuso Pass obsidian mine site, a National Historic Site

References

External links

• Media related to Nagawa, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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[de] Nagawa (Nagano)

Nagawa (jap.: 長和町, -machi) ist eine Stadt im Chiisagata-gun in der Präfektur Nagano auf der japanischen Hauptinsel Honshū. Die Stadt ist am 1. Oktober 2005 im Zuge einer Zusammenlegung der Stadt Nagato und des Dorfes (mura) Wada entstanden.

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- [en] Nagawa, Nagano

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[es] Nagawa

Nagawa (長和町, Nagawa-machi?) es un pueblo en la prefectura de Nagano, Japón, localizado en la parte central de la isla de Honshū, en la región de Chūbu. El 1 de marzo de 2021 tenía una población estimada de 5580 habitantes y una densidad de población de 30 personas por km².[4]

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[ru] Нагава

Нагава (яп. 長和町 Нагава-мати) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Тииагата префектуры Нагано. Площадь посёлка составляет 183,95 км²[1], население — 6320 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 34,36 чел./км².

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