Shinano, Nagano
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Shinano 信濃町 |
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Shinano Town Hall
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 Location of Shinano in Nagano Prefecture |
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 Shinano
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| Coordinates: 36°48′22.7″N 138°12′25.3″E / 36.806306°N 138.207028°ECoordinates: 36°48′22.7″N 138°12′25.3″E / 36.806306°N 138.207028°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) | ||
| Prefecture | Nagano | ||
| District | Kamiminochi | ||
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| • Total | 149.30 km2 (57.65 sq mi) | ||
| Population (October 2016) | |||
| • Total | 8,342 | ||
| • Density | 55.9/km2 (145/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Prunus sargentii | ||
| • Flower | Cosmos | ||
| • Bird | Japanese bush warbler | ||
| Phone number | 026-255-3111 | ||
| Address | 428-2 Kashiwabara, Shinano-machi, Kamiminochi-gun, Nagano-ken 389-1305 | ||
| Website | www |
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Shinano (信濃町 Shinano-machi?) is a town located in Kamiminochi 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 8,342 and a population density of 55.9 persons per km². Its total area was 149.30 square kilometres (57.65 sq mi).
Shinano is located in far northern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Niigata Prefecture to the north. Lake Nojiri and Mount Kurohime are in Shinano.
Shinano has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa/Dfb) characterized by short warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall.
The area of present-day Shinano was part of ancient Shinano Province. The modern village of Shinano was created by the merger of the villages of Kawashiwabara and Fujisato on July 1, 1955. Shinano merged with the neighboring villages of Furuma and Shinanojiri to form the town of Shinano on September 30, 1956.
Shinano has one combined public elementary/middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
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