is a

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located in

Nagano Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...

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. , the town had an estimated

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of 4,616 in 2058 households, and a

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of 38 persons per km². The total area of the town is .

Geography

Located at the southern tip of Nagano Prefecture, Anan is surrounded by the

Japanese Alps The is a series of mountain ranges in Japan which bisect the main island of Honshu. The peaks that tower over central Honshu have long been the object of veneration and pilgrimage. These mountains had long been exploited by local people for raw m ...

. The center of the town located on the right bank of the

Tenryū River The is a river in central Honshū, Japan. With a length of , it is Japan's ninth longest river. Its source is Lake Suwa in the Kiso Mountains near Okaya, Nagano, Okaya in Nagano Prefecture. It then flows through Aichi Prefecture and western Shi ...

Climate

The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Anan is 11.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2023 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.0 °C.

Surrounding municipalities

*Nagano Prefecture ** Urugi ** Shimojō ** Tenryū ** Achi ** Hiraya ** Yasuoka *

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

** Toyone

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,Anan population statistics
/ref> the population of Ana has been declining over the past 70 years.

History

The area of present-day Anan was part of ancient

Shinano Province or is an old province of Japan that is now Nagano Prefecture. Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces. The ancient capital was located near modern-day Matsumoto, whi ...

. The modern town was established on July 1, 1957 by the merger of the villages of Oshimojo, Wago and Asage.

Education

Anan has four public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education.

Geography

Climate

Surrounding municipalities

Demographics

History

Education

Transportation

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Highway

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