Kiso, Nagano (town)
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Kiso 木曽町 |
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Kiso Town Hall
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 Location of Kiso Town in Nagano Prefecture |
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 Kiso
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| Coordinates: 35°50′33.1″N 137°41′29.6″E / 35.842528°N 137.691556°ECoordinates: 35°50′33.1″N 137°41′29.6″E / 35.842528°N 137.691556°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) | ||
| Prefecture | Nagano | ||
| District | Kiso | ||
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| • Total | 476.03 km2 (183.80 sq mi) | ||
| Population (October 2016) | |||
| • Total | 11,561 | ||
| • Density | 24.3/km2 (63/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| Phone number | 0264-22-3000 | ||
| Address | 2326-1 Fukushima, Kiso-machi, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken 397-8588 | ||
| Website | www |
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Kiso (木曽町 Kiso-machi?) is a town located in Kiso District in south-central Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. As of 1 October 2016[update], the town had an estimated population of 11.561 and a population density of 24.3 persons per km². Its total area was 476.03 square kilometres (183.80 sq mi). Kiso Town is listed as one of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan
Kiso is located in mountainous southwest Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the west.
The area of present-day Kiso was part of ancient Shinano Province.
The modern town was created through a merger of the town of of Kiso-Fukushima with the villages of Hiyoshi, Kaida and Mitake on November 1, 2005.
Kiso has four public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government, and one high school operated the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education.
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