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Kijimadaira, Nagano

Kijimadaira
木島平村
Village
Kijimadaira Village Hall
Kijimadaira Village Hall
Flag of Kijimadaira
Flag
Official seal of Kijimadaira
Seal
Location of Kijimadaira in Nagano Prefecture
Location of Kijimadaira in Nagano Prefecture
Kijimadaira is located in Japan
Kijimadaira
Kijimadaira
 
Coordinates: 36°51′30.3″N 138°24′24.1″E / 36.858417°N 138.406694°E / 36.858417; 138.406694Coordinates: 36°51′30.3″N 138°24′24.1″E / 36.858417°N 138.406694°E / 36.858417; 138.406694
Country Japan
Region Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture Nagano
District Shimotakai
Area
 • Total 99.32 km2 (38.35 sq mi)
Population (October 2016)
 • Total 4,547
 • Density 45.8/km2 (119/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Symbols  
• Tree Zelkova serrata
• Flower Adonis amurensis
Phone number 026-245-1100
Address 973-1 Ogo, Kijimadaira-mura, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano-ken 389-2352
Website www.kijimadaira.jp

Kijimadaira (木島平村, Kijimadaira-mura?) is a village located in Shimotakai District in northeast Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. As of 1 October 2016, the village had an estimated population of 4,547 and a population density of 45.8 persons per km². Its total area was 99.32 square kilometres (38.35 sq mi).

Kijimadaira is located in mountainous northeastern Nagano Prefecture,.

The area of present-day Kijimadaira was part of ancient Shinano Province. The modern village of Kijimadaira was established on February 1, 1955 by the merger of the villages of Hotada, Ogo and Kamijijima. A proposal to merge the village with neighboring Iiyama city and Nozawaonsen village was overwhelmingly rejected by local inhabitants in 2004.

The economy of Kijimadaira is based on agriculture and seasonal tourism.

Kijimadaira has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village has one public high school operated by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education.


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