Aoki (Nagano)
Aoki-mura 青 木村 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
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Region : | Chūbu | |
Prefecture : | Nagano | |
Coordinates : | 36 ° 22 ' N , 138 ° 8' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 57.09 km² | |
Residents : | 4128 (October 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 72 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 20349-1 | |
Symbols | ||
Tree : | Hedgehog juniper | |
Flower : | East Siberian Iris | |
Bird : | Colored pheasant | |
Fish : | char | |
town hall | ||
Address : |
Aoki Village Hall 111 , Ōaza-Tazawa Aoki -mura, Chiisagata-gun Nagano 386-1601 |
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Website URL: | www.vill.aoki.nagano.jp | |
Location Aokis in Nagano Prefecture | ||
Aoki ( Japanese : 青 木村 , -mura ) is a mountain village in Chiisagata-gun in Nagano Prefecture on the Japanese main island of Honshū . In 1761 Aoki was a starting point of Ueda riots ( Ueda Sodo ), a peasant uprising in Ueda- han , the village also why "home of the patriotic people" ( gimin no sato ) is called. However, on its website, Aoki calls itself "home of hot springs and culture" ( ideyu to bunka no sato ).
geography
Aoki is centrally located in Nagano prefecture approx. 12 km east of the large city ( shi ) Ueda . The administrative area of Aoki has an east-west extension of about 8 km and a north-south extension of about 10.4 km. 4,659 people live in an area of 57.09 km² (as of February 1, 2010). Aoki borders the cities of Ueda and Matsumoto and the village of Chikuhoku in Higashichikuma-gun .
In Aoki there are the mountains Jukkan (1,285 m), Komayumi (1,223 m) and Okami (1,250 m).
history
The village of Aoki was founded on April 1, 1889 through the merger of six previously independent settlements. In 1957, two expansions of the municipal area took place through the addition of further settlements. In 2002 there were plans to merge Aoki with Ueda, which was publicly rejected on October 25, 2002 by the village administration.
traffic
National road 143 runs through Aoki.
Until 1938 a railway connected Aoki with Ueda. Aoki has no connection to the Japanese rail network since the closure of the single line. There are several bus routes for this.
Educational institution
Aoki runs an elementary school and a middle school.
Town twinning
- Nagaizumi , Japan
- Shōbu (part of Kuki since March 23, 2010 ), Japan
- Namche Bazar , Nepal