Shinano信濃町

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

Shinano (信濃町, Shinano-machi) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 7,739 (2020 census), area 149.3 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamiminochi 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

信濃町

Reading

Shinano-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamiminochi District 上水内郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

7,739 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.6% from 8,469

Area

149.3 km²

Density

52 people per km²

Households

3,062

Under 15

8.5%

65 and over

44.1%

Foreign residents

59 (0.8%)

Code

20583 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shinano.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Myoko City妙高市(Niigata)
• Nagano City長野市
• Iiyama City飯山市
• Iizuna Town飯綱町

Questions about Shinano

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

Shinano (信濃町) 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 Kamiminochi District (上水内郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shinano?

Shinano 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 Shinano?

7,739 at the 2020 census, down 8.6% from 8,469 in 2015. The area is 149.3 km², which is 52 people per km². 3,062 households. 44.1% of residents are 65 or older and 8.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shinano?

Four: Myoko City (妙高市) in Niigata, Nagano City (長野市), Iiyama City (飯山市), and Iizuna Town (飯綱町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shinano in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shinano written in Japanese?

信濃町, read Shinano-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 Shinano begin?

長野県上水内郡信濃町… (Nagano-ken, Kamiminochi-gun, Shinano-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.