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Hanishina District, Nagano
is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of December 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 16,742 with a density of 312.12 persons per km2. The total area is 53.64 km2. Municipalities The district consists of one town: * Sakaki ''Cleyera japonica'' (sakaki) is a flowering evergreen tree native to warm areas of Japan, Taiwan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, and northern India (Min and Bartholomew 2015). It can reach a height of 10 m. The leaves are 6–10 cm long, smooth, ... ;Notes: History District Timeline Recent mergers * On September 1, 2003 - The town of Togura was merged with the town of Kamiyamada (from Sarashina District) and the city of Koshoku to form the new city of Chikuma. Districts in Nagano Prefecture {{Nagano-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities (Towns of Japan, towns or Villages of Japan, villages) within a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities of Japan, Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit in Japan, administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a County (United States), county of the United States, ranking below Prefectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagano Prefecture
is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,007,682 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the northeast, Saitama Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southeast, Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Gifu Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture to the west. Nagano (city), Nagano is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, with other major cities including Matsumoto, Nagano, Matsumoto, Ueda, Nagano, Ueda, and Iida, Nagano, Iida. Nagano Prefecture has impressive highland areas of the Japanese Alps, including most of the Hida Mountains, Kiso Mountains, and Akaishi Mountains which extend into the neighbouring prefectures. The area's mountain ranges, natural scenery, and history has gained Nagano Prefecture international recognition as a winter sports tourist de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, Race (human categorization), race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of Sexual reproduction, interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometre" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakaki, Nagano
is a Towns of Japan, town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,025 in 6211 households, and a population density of 280 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Sakaki is located in the Toushin Region, or north-central region, of Nagano Prefecture. The Chikuma River flows through the town. Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Chikuma, Nagano, Chikuma ** Ueda, Nagano, Ueda Climate The town has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''. The average annual temperature in Sakaki is 12.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1086 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.3 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Sakaki has remained relatively constant over the past 70 years. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagano Hanishina-gun
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 University, a public university in Nagano * Kawachi-Nagano, a city in Osaka prefecture Transportation * Nagano Electric Railway, a railway in Nagano, Japan * Nagano Station, a railway station in Nagano, Japan * Nagano Interchange, a road interchange of the Jōshin-etsu Expressway in Nagano, Japan * Hokuriku Shinkansen, originally Nagano Shinkansen, a high-speed Japanese railway * Nagano Line (Kintetsu), a railway in Osaka, Japan * Kawachinagano Station, a railway station in Kawachi-Nagano, Osaka, Japan Surname * Nagano (surname) See also * *Nagorno-Karabakh Nagorno-Karabakh (, ; ) is a region in Azerbaijan, covering the southeastern stretch of the Lesser Caucasus mountain range. Part of the greater region of Karabakh, it spans the are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togura, Nagano
is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 58,124 in 22,407 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city was . Geography Chikuma is located in the Chikuma River valley, south of Nagano city, at the junction of the Joshin-etsu Expressway and the Nagano Expressway. Climate The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Dfb''). The average annual temperature in Chikuma is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Chikuhoku ** Nagano ** Omi ** Sakaki ** Ueda Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Chikuma peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly since. History The area of present-day Chikuma was part of ancient Shinano Province an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarashina District, Nagano
was a Districts of Japan, district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 1,467 with a population density, density of 31.99 persons per km2. The total area was 45.86 km2. Municipalities Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of only one village: * Ōoka, Nagano, Ōoka ;Notes: History District Timeline * January 14, 1879 - Due to the district, ward, town and village status enforcement, the district seat was located at the village of Shiozaki. * April 1, 1889 - Prior to the city, town, and village status enforcement, Sarashina District created the town of Inariyama and 26 villages. (1 town, 26 villages) * May 17, 1890 ** The village of Kamihyoho was renamed as the village of Sasai. ** The village of Okada was renamed as the village to Kyowa. * May 24, 1890 - The village of Goheigawa was renamed as the village to Sakae. * October 14, 1892 (1 town, 28 villages) ** The village of Rikiishi broke off from the vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koshoku, Nagano
is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 58,124 in 22,407 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city was . Geography Chikuma is located in the Chikuma River valley, south of Nagano city, at the junction of the Joshin-etsu Expressway and the Nagano Expressway. Climate The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Dfb''). The average annual temperature in Chikuma is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Chikuhoku ** Nagano ** Omi ** Sakaki ** Ueda Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Chikuma peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly since. History The area of present-day Chikuma was part of ancient Shinano Province an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
