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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 city had an estimated population of 50,828 in 19,979 households, and a population density of 334 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Suzaka is located in northern Nagano Prefecture on the alluvial fan where the Matsukawa River joins the Chikuma River.

Surrounding municipalities

*Nagano Prefecture ** Ueda ** Nagano ** Obuse ** Takayama * Gunma Prefecture **

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Climate

The city has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Suzaka is 10.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1189 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.2 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Suzaka has remained relatively stable over the past 40 years.

History

Suzaka is located in former Shinano Province and was a jōkamachi, castle town for Suzaka Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. In the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reform of April 1,1 1889, the modern town of Suzaka was established. Suzuka annexed the village of Hitaki on December 1, 1936 and the villages of Hino and Toyosu on February 11, 1954. Suzaka was elevated to city status on April 1, 1954. On January 1, 1955, Suzaka annexed the neighbouring villages of Inoue and Takahe, followed by the village of Azuma on April 30, 1971.

Government

Suzaka has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 20 members.

Economy

The city was noted in the Meiji period for its silk industry. After World War II, an electronics industry was established. Fujitsu, Fujitsu Corporation has a plant in Suzaka.Fujitsu official home page
/ref> The city is also noted for apples and grapes, and the Prefectural Agricultural Research Station is located in Suzaka.

Education

Suzaka has eleven public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

* file:NER-mark.svg, 20px Nagano Electric Railway ** - - -

Highway

* Jōshin-etsu Expressway * *

International relations

* - Siping, Jilin, China, friendship city since May 12, 1994

Local attractions

* Garyu Park, one of Japan's Top 100 Sakura Spots * Yonako Falls, one of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls * Suzaka Municipal Zoo

References

External links

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Official Website
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