former Nakajō village hall was a

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located in

Kamiminochi District is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 2011, the district has an estimated population of 23,774. As a result of mergers the total area of the district is now 282.65 km2. Towns and villages *Iizuna * Shinano * Ogawa M ...

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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. As of 2003, the village had an estimated

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of 2,742 and a

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of 82.37 persons per km². The total area was 33.29 km². This village lies about 20 km west of Nagano City along route 19. Its landscape is surrounded by dense forests and mountains. On January 1, 2010, Nakajō, along with the town of Shinshūshinmachi (also from

), was merged into the expanded city of

Nagano Nagano may refer to: Places * Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan ** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture *** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics *** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano *** Nagano Universi ...

. The village's landmark, Mt. Mushikura (虫倉山), is the centerpiece of local lore.

References

External links

Nakajō homepage

Nagano official website
Dissolved municipalities of Nagano Prefecture Nagano (city) {{Nagano-geo-stub