Nagawa長和町

Nagawa-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Nagawa (長和町, Nagawa-machi) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 5,600 (2020 census), area 183.86 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Chiisagata District, Nagano Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

長和町

Reading

Nagawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Chiisagata District 小県郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

5,600 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.2% from 6,166

Area

183.86 km²

Density

30 people per km²

Households

2,318

Under 15

9.4%

65 and over

42.5%

Foreign residents

48 (0.9%)

Code

20350 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nagawa.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Nagawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Matsumoto City松本市
• Ueda City上田市
• Suwa City諏訪市
• Chino City茅野市
• Tateshina Town立科町
• Shimosuwa Town下諏訪町

Questions about Nagawa

Is Nagawa a city, a town, or a village?

Nagawa (長和町) is a town (町, machi) in Nagano Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Chiisagata District (小県郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nagawa?

Nagawa is in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Nagawa?

5,600 at the 2020 census, down 9.2% from 6,166 in 2015. The area is 183.86 km², which is 30 people per km². 2,318 households. 42.5% of residents are 65 or older and 9.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nagawa?

Six: Matsumoto City (松本市), Ueda City (上田市), Suwa City (諏訪市), Chino City (茅野市), Tateshina Town (立科町), and Shimosuwa Town (下諏訪町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nagawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nagawa written in Japanese?

長和町, read Nagawa-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Nagawa begin?

長野県小県郡長和町… (Nagano-ken, Chiisagata-gun, Nagawa-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.