Shimosuwa下諏訪町

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

Shimosuwa (下諏訪町, Shimosuwa-machi) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 19,155 (2020 census), area 66.87 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Suwa 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

下諏訪町

Reading

Shimosuwa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Suwa District 諏訪郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

19,155 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.3% from 20,236

Area

66.87 km²

Density

286 people per km²

Households

7,847

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

38.6%

Foreign residents

238 (1.2%)

Code

20361 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shimosuwa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Shimosuwa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Matsumoto City松本市
• Okaya City岡谷市
• Suwa City諏訪市
• Nagawa Town長和町

Questions about Shimosuwa

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

Shimosuwa (下諏訪町) 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 Suwa District (諏訪郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shimosuwa?

Shimosuwa 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 Shimosuwa?

19,155 at the 2020 census, down 5.3% from 20,236 in 2015. The area is 66.87 km², which is 286 people per km². 7,847 households. 38.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shimosuwa?

Four: Matsumoto City (松本市), Okaya City (岡谷市), Suwa City (諏訪市), and Nagawa Town (長和町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shimosuwa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shimosuwa written in Japanese?

下諏訪町, read Shimosuwa-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 Shimosuwa begin?

長野県諏訪郡下諏訪町… (Nagano-ken, Suwa-gun, Shimosuwa-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.