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Toyooka, Nagano

Toyooka
豊丘村
Village
Toyooka Village Hall
Toyooka Village Hall
Flag of Toyooka
Flag
Official seal of Toyooka
Seal
Location of Toyooka in Nagano Prefecture
Location of Toyooka in Nagano Prefecture
Toyooka  is located in Japan
Toyooka
Toyooka
 
Coordinates: 35°33′5.4″N 137°53′45.2″E / 35.551500°N 137.895889°E / 35.551500; 137.895889Coordinates: 35°33′5.4″N 137°53′45.2″E / 35.551500°N 137.895889°E / 35.551500; 137.895889
Country Japan
Region Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture Nagano
District Shimoina
Area
 • Total 76.79 km2 (29.65 sq mi)
Population (October 2016)
 • Total 6,541
 • Density 85.2/km2 (221/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Symbols  
• Tree Pinus densiflora
• Flower Magnolia kobus
Phone number 0265-35-3311
Address 3120 Kumashiro, Toyooka-mura, Shimoina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-3202
Website www.vill.nagano-toyooka.lg.jp

Toyooka (豊丘村, Toyooka-mura?) is a village located in Shimoina District in far southern Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. As of 1 October 2016, the village had an estimated population of 6,541 and a population density of 85.2 persons per km². Its total area was 85.2 square kilometres (32.9 sq mi).

Toyooka is located in the Ina Valley in mountainous southern of Nagano Prefecture. The Tenryū River runs through the village.

The area of present-day Toyooka was part of ancient Shinano Province. The villages of Kumashiro and Kouno were established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the municipalities system. The two villages merged on April 1, 1955 to form the village of Toyooka.

Toyooka has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.


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