Suwa, Nagano
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Suwa 諏訪市 |
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Suwa City Hall
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 Location of Suwa in Nagano Prefecture |
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 Suwa
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| Coordinates: 36°2′20.9″N 138°6′50.5″E / 36.039139°N 138.114028°ECoordinates: 36°2′20.9″N 138°6′50.5″E / 36.039139°N 138.114028°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) | ||
| Prefecture | Nagano | ||
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| • Total | 109.17 km2 (42.15 sq mi) | ||
| Population (October 2016) | |||
| • Total | 49,354 | ||
| • Density | 452/km2 (1,170/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Phellodendron amurense, Pseudocydonia | ||
| • Flower | Hemerocallis esculenta, Iris | ||
| Phone number | 0266-52-4141 | ||
| Address | 1-22-30 Takashima, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-8511 | ||
| Website | www |
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Suwa (諏訪市 Suwa-shi?) is a city located in central Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. As of 1 October 2016[update], the city had an estimated population of 49,354 and a population density of 452 persons per km². Its total area was 109.17 square kilometres (42.15 sq mi).
Suwa is located in central Nagano Prefecture, on the shore of Lake Suwa, approximately 100 kilometers south of the prefectural capital of Nagano city, and two hours by car from either central Tokyo or Nagoya.
Suwa has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa) with very warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significantly higher during the summer wet season from June to September than in the winter.
The shores of Lake Suwa have been inhabited since at least the Japanese Paleolithic period. The Suwa clan ruled the area since the Nara period, and the area developed as a castle town for Suwa Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate and as a post station on the Kōshū Kaidō highway. In the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms of April 1, 1889, the village of Kamisuwa was established. Kawasuwa was elevated to town status on April 20, 1891. After merger with the villages of Shiga and Toyoda (from Suwa District), Kamisuwa was elevated to city status on August 10, 1941, changing its name to Suwa.
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