Nakatsugawa, Gifu
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Nakatsugawa 中津川市 |
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 Location of Nakatsugawa in Gifu Prefecture |
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| Coordinates: 35°29′N 137°30′E / 35.483°N 137.500°ECoordinates: 35°29′N 137°30′E / 35.483°N 137.500°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu | ||
| Prefecture | Gifu Prefecture | ||
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| • Mayor | Kōji Ōyama (since May 2004) | ||
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| • Total | 676.38 km2 (261.15 sq mi) | ||
| Population (July 2011) | |||
| • Total | 80,573 | ||
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | ||
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| • Tree | Sciadopitys verticillata | ||
| • Flower | Enkianthus campanulatus | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City hall address | Kayanoki-chō 2-1, Nakatsugawa-shi, Gifu-ken 508-8501 |
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| Website | www |
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Nakatsugawa (中津川市 Nakatsugawa-shi) is a city located in the Tōnō region of Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1952.
During Japan's Edo period, Nakatsugawa was a post town, known as Nakatsugawa-juku, one of the 69 Stations of the Nakasendō along the Nakasendō. The travel route ran from the Nihonbashi in Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Sanjō Ōhashi in the imperial capital of Kyoto. It was one of the five major routes used in the Edo period, and one of two that connected Edo and Kyoto. Nakatsugawa is planned as a stop for the Chūō Shinkansen maglev train line.
On February 13, 2005, the towns of Tsukechi, Fukuoka and Sakashita and the villages of Hirukawa, Kashimo and Kawaue (all from the former Ena District), and the village of Yamaguchi (from Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture) were merged into Nakatsugawa.
Following the merger, the city had an estimated population of 86,498 and a population density of 128 persons per km². The post-merger total area is 676.38 km².
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