Tatsuno辰野町

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

Tatsuno (辰野町, Tatsuno-machi) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 18,555 (2020 census), area 169.2 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamiina 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

辰野町

Reading

Tatsuno-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamiina District 上伊那郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

18,555 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.1% from 19,770

Area

169.2 km²

Density

110 people per km²

Households

7,258

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

37.7%

Foreign residents

370 (2.0%)

Code

20382 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tatsuno.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Okaya City岡谷市
• Suwa City諏訪市
• Shiojiri City塩尻市
• Minowa Town箕輪町
• Minamiminowa Village南箕輪村

Questions about Tatsuno

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

Tatsuno (辰野町) 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 Kamiina District (上伊那郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tatsuno?

Tatsuno 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 Tatsuno?

18,555 at the 2020 census, down 6.1% from 19,770 in 2015. The area is 169.2 km², which is 110 people per km². 7,258 households. 37.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tatsuno?

Five: Okaya City (岡谷市), Suwa City (諏訪市), Shiojiri City (塩尻市), Minowa Town (箕輪町), and Minamiminowa Village (南箕輪村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tatsuno in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tatsuno written in Japanese?

辰野町, read Tatsuno-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 Tatsuno begin?

長野県上伊那郡辰野町… (Nagano-ken, Kamiina-gun, Tatsuno-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.