Tateshina立科町

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

Tateshina (立科町, Tateshina-machi) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 6,612 (2020 census), area 66.87 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitasaku 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

立科町

Reading

Tateshina-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitasaku District 北佐久郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

6,612 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.0% from 7,265

Area

66.87 km²

Density

99 people per km²

Households

2,606

Under 15

9.4%

65 and over

37.0%

Foreign residents

107 (1.6%)

Code

20324 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tateshina.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Tateshina. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ueda City上田市
• Chino City茅野市
• Saku City佐久市
• Tomi City東御市
• Nagawa Town長和町

Questions about Tateshina

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

Tateshina (立科町) 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 Kitasaku District (北佐久郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tateshina?

Tateshina 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 Tateshina?

6,612 at the 2020 census, down 9.0% from 7,265 in 2015. The area is 66.87 km², which is 99 people per km². 2,606 households. 37.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tateshina?

Five: Ueda City (上田市), Chino City (茅野市), Saku City (佐久市), Tomi City (東御市), and Nagawa Town (長和町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tateshina in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tateshina written in Japanese?

立科町, read Tateshina-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 Tateshina begin?

長野県北佐久郡立科町… (Nagano-ken, Kitasaku-gun, Tateshina-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.