Minamiminowa (Nagano)

Minamiminowa-mura 南 箕 輪 村
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Nagano
Coordinates :	35 ° 52 '  N , 137 ° 59'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 52 '22 "  N , 137 ° 58' 30"  E
Basic data
Surface:	40.90 km²
Residents :	15,518 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	379 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	20385-8
Symbols
Tree :	Japanese red pine
Flower :	Garden chrysanthemum
town hall
Address :	Minamiminowa Village Hall 4825 - 1 , Minamiminowa -mura, Kamiina-gun Nagano  399-4592
Website URL:	http://www.vill.minamiminowa.nagano.jp
Location of Minamiminowa in Nagano Prefecture

Minamiminowa ( Japanese 南 箕 輪 村 , - mura ) is a village in the district of Kamiina in the southern center of Nagano Prefecture on the Japanese main island of Honshū .

geography

The municipality of the village consists of two parts separated by the town of Ina . The western part is high mountains with the 2296 meter high Kyōgatake on the border with Tatsuno and Shiojiri . The eastern part as the actual village is in the Ina Basin on the banks of the Tenryū River . To the north is the municipality of Minowa .

history

The municipality of Minamiminowa was created in 1875 through the amalgamation of six smaller villages and has not yet been affected by any further territorial reform . The village is twinned with Izu in Shizuoka Prefecture . The Shinshu University Faculty of Agriculture is located in Minamiminowa .

Web links

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