Nagano Prefecture

Nagano-ken ; 長野県
Basic data
Administrative headquarters :	Nagano
Region :	Chūbu
Main island :	Honshu
Area :	13,561.56 km²
Water content:	0.2 %
Residents :	2,049,653 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	151 inhabitants per km²
Counties :	14th
Municipalities :	77
ISO 3166-2 :	JP-20
Governor :	Shuichi Abe
Website:	http://www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/
Symbols
Prefecture flag :
Prefecture tree :	Betula platyphylla var. Japonica
Prefecture flower :	Gentiana scabra var. Buergeri
Vogel prefecture :	Ptarmigan
Prefecture mammal :	Japanese serau
Prefecture song :	Shinano no kuni; (" Land of Shinano ")
Remembrance day of the XVIII. Olympic Winter Games :	February 7th

The Nagano Prefecture ( Japanese 長野県 Nagano-ken ) is a prefecture of Japan . It is located in the Chūbu region on the island of Honshū . The seat of the prefecture administration is the city of the same name Nagano .

geography

Physical map of Nagano

Regional division of the prefecture by the Japanese weather service : The primary division is north / central / south (Hokubu / Chūbu / Nanbu) , Hokubu is further divided into (from east to west): Nakano / Iiyama, Nagano, Daihoku, Chūbu in Saku, Ueda, Suwa, Matsumoto and Norikura / Kami-Kōchi, and Nanbu in Kami-Ina, Shimo-Ina and Kiso.

Nagano is the fourth largest prefecture in Japan after Hokkai (dō) , Iwate (ken) and Fukushima (ken) and the largest inland prefecture. It also has eight neighboring prefectures, more than any other. In the west, parts of the Japanese Alps ( Hida Mountains and Kiso Mountains ) form the borders with Toyama, Gifu and Aichi. In the southeast is the Akaishi Mountains, which are also part of the Japanese Alps, part of the borders with Shizuoka and Yamanashi. The Tenryū-gawa , one of the great rivers in Nagano, flows south between the Kiso and Akaishi Mountains . It forms the drain of Lake Suwa (Suwa-ko) in the center of Nagano. Another major river is the Chikuma-gawa to the north. In the northeast, parts of the Echigo and Kantō Mountains form parts of the borders with Niigata (≈Echigo), Gunma, Saitama and Yamanashi. Between the Kantō and Akaishi mountains lies the valley of the Fuji-kawa / gawa , which rises just beyond the border with Yamanashi as Kamanashi-gawa ( 釜無川 ) and then initially flows to the northeast and forms part of the border. The Kiso-gawa , the "Japanese Rhine", has its source in the southwest of Nagano .

In geographical regional divisions of Japan , Nagano / Shinano / Shin [-shū] is often included in the central Japanese region of the middle part [of Honshū] . As part of Kōshin (= Yamanashi / Kōshū & Nagano / Shinshū) or Kōshin'etsu (= Yamanashi, Nagano, Niigata), however, in some practical economic, social and administrative contexts it is part of eastern Japan or rarely even Kantō , for example in the national one Police authority , the successors of the Japanese State Railways , some branch offices of ministries of the national government or the Tokyo-centered Kantō-Kōshin'etsu broadcasting area of the public service broadcaster and some other media.

history

The first Nagano Prefecture was renamed in 1871, when the administration of the previous Nakano Prefecture ( 中野県 , Nakano-ken ) was moved from Nakano in what was then Takai County to Nagano in Minochi County . Nakano Prefecture was separated from Ina Prefecture in 1870 . This had taken over former shogunate property ( bakuryō ) in the provinces of Shinano and Mikawa in the Meiji Restoration in 1868 . After the abolition of the Han in 1871 and the first consolidation of the resulting prefectures, Nagano Prefecture comprised the contiguous eastern part of Shinano Province. In the west of Shinano and the province of Hida, the prefecture of Chikuma was established with the administrative seat in Matsumoto in the district of Chikuma . In 1876, the Chikuma prefecture on the provincial border of Shinano and Hida was divided between Nagano and Gifu . Since then, Nagano has largely its current borders and is essentially congruent with the ancient province of Shinano.

Politics and administration

Shuichi Abe has been the governor of Nagano since 2010 , who was once lieutenant governor under the polarizing governor Yasuo Tanaka . In the gubernatorial election in August 2018 , Abe was confirmed for a third term with broad non-communist support ( LDP , KDP , DVP , Kōmeitō , SDP ) against the CPJ- backed challenger Chūichi Kanai. The turnout fell slightly compared to the 2014 election to a new record low of 43.28%.

In the regular 57-member prefectural parliament in Nagano , parliamentarians not affiliated with the party hold a majority; in the April 2019 elections , 26 winners were independent, and LDP candidates won 21 seats. The LDP parliamentary group has an absolute majority.

The national parliament Nagano sent five directly elected members in the House of Representatives - as of July 2019 , two Liberal Democrats, two DVP-MP and a member of the faction Shakaihoshō o tatenaosu kokumin kaigi from ex-Democrats - and since 2016 one per sub-election to the council house . 2016 is newbie sat Hideya Sugio of the vote against LDP incumbent (Minshintō later KDP) with 52.5% Kenta Wakabayashi (45.7%) through 2019 won Yuichiro Hata (DVP) with 55.1% clearly against former LDP - MP Yutaka Komatsu (39.5%).

In December 2019, Nagano became the first prefecture in Japan whose administration declared a " climate emergency ". Nagano aims to reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050.

police

The main building of the prefecture administration in the district (Ōaza) Minami-Nagano of Nagano city also houses the prefectural police headquarters of Nagano.

The Nagano Prefectural Police ( 長野県警察Nagano-ken-keisatsu ) was created in its current form under the new Police Act of 1954, under which the districts of the Nagano Land Police were reunited with the municipal police in Nagano established during the US occupation to form a uniform, prefecture-wide organization were, but unlike in the empire under the control of the prefectural commission for public security Nagano ( 長野県公安委員会 Nagano-ken-kōan-iinkai ), whose three members are appointed by the governor with the consent of parliament. The Nagano police force consists of less than 3,500 police officers (posts April 1 [= beginning of the fiscal year] 2018: 3,487). Today there are 22 police stations across the prefecture.

Administrative division

When the prefecture system was introduced during the Meiji Restoration, there were several principalities ( -han ) and prefectures (-ken) in what is now Nagano Prefecture . After the abolition of the Han and the following first wave of prefectural mergers in 1871, there were two left: Nagano and Chikuma (see #History ). After the reactivation of the districts ( -gun ) in 1878/79, when several premodern districts of the Shinano province were divided, Nagano consisted of 16 districts and none of the new urban districts (- Ku ) .

The introduction of modern communities in 1889 (the circles of Nagano Prefecture in 16 cities were - machi ) and 375 villages ( mura ) divided. It was not until eight years after the introduction of the independent cities ( -shi ) in 1897 that the capital Nagano became the first city in Nagano to become independent. Matsumoto, the former prefecture capital of Chikuma, followed in 1907. As a result of incorporations and mergers, the number of municipalities fell from 394 (1920) to 233 (1955) or 147 (1960) to finally 120 in 2000. Since 2010, the prefecture has consisted of 19 independent cities, 23 small towns and 35 villages, the latter combined in 14 counties ( gun ).

Two of the independent cities have a special status:

Nagano, the seat of the prefecture administration is a "core city"
Matsumoto, the second largest city in terms of population, is an exceptional city ("Tokureishi")

Remarks:

There are several areas with an unclear course of the municipal boundaries.

Prefecture Political Map

circular City (-shi)

(Kreisang.) city (-machi)

Village (-mura)

List of parishes in Nagano Prefecture
code	Surname		Area (in km²)	population	Population density (inh / km²)
code	lat.	yep	1st October 2019	1st October 2019	October 1, 2015
20201	Nagano- shi ("Nagano City")	長野市	834.81	370.057	377,598	452.32
20202	Matsumoto- shi	松本市	978.47	240.276	243.293	248.65
20203	Ueda- shi	上田市	552.04	154.201	156,827	284.09
20204	Okaya- shi	岡谷市	85.1	48.283	50.128	589.05
20205	Iida- shi	飯田市	658.66	98.129	101,581	154.22
20206	Suwa- shi	諏訪市	109.17	48,695	50,140	459.28
20207	Suzaka- shi	須坂市	149.67	49,734	50,725	338.91
20208	Komoro- shi	小諸市	98.55	41,525	42,512	431.37
20209	Ina- shi	伊那市	667.93	66,641	68.271	102.21
20210	Komagane -shi	駒ヶ根市	165.86	32,197	32,759	197.51
20211	Nakano- shi	中野市	112.18	42,390	43,909	391.42
20212	Ōmachi- shi	大町市	565.15	26,435	28,041	49.62
20213	Iiyama- shi	飯山市	202.43	19,800	21,438	105.90
20214	Chino- shi	茅野市	266.59	55,531	55,912	209.73
20215	Shiojiri- shi	塩尻市	289.98	66,737	67,135	231.52
20217	Saku- shi	佐久市	423.51	98,609	99,368	234.63
20218	Chikuma- shi	千曲市	119.79	59,197	60,298	503.36
20219	Tōmi- shi	東御市	112.37	29,417	30.107	267.93
20220	Azumino- shi	安曇野市	331.78	94,463	95,282	287.18
20300	Minami-Saku-gun ("South Saku District")	南佐久郡	767.43		25,693	33.48
20303	Koumi-machi	小海町	114.2	4427	4713	41.27
20304	Kawakami-mura	川上村	209.61	4709	4607	21.98
20305	Minami-maki-mura	南牧村	133.09	3324	3408	25.61
20306	Minami-aiki-mura	南相木村	66.05	934	1005	15.22
20307	Kita-aiki-mura	北相木村	56.32	744	774	13.74
20309	Sakuho-machi	佐久穂町	188.15	10,334	11,186	59.45
20320	Kita-Saku-gun ("North Saku County")	北佐久郡	281.69		41,443	147.12
20321	Karuizawa-machi	軽井沢町	156.03	19,234	18,994	121.73
20323	Miyota-machi	御代田町	58.79	15,398	15.184	258.28
20324	Tateshina-machi	立科町	66.87	6847	7265	108.64
20340	Chiisagata-gun	小県郡	240.96		10,509	43.61
20349	Aoki- mura	青木村	57.1	4128	4343	76.06
20350	Nagawa- machi	長和町	183.86	5711	6166	33.54
20360	Suwa-gun	諏訪郡	254.89		42,295	165.93
20361	Shimosuwa-machi	下諏訪町	66.87	19,224	20,236	302.62
20362	Fujimi-machi	富士見町	144.76	13,943	14,493	100.12
20363	Hara-mura	原村	43.26	7689	7566	174.90
20380	Kami-Ina-gun ("District Upper Ina ")	上伊那郡	514.61		83,275	161.82
20382	Tatsuno- machi	辰野町	169.2	18,878	19,770	116.84
20383	Minowa- machi	箕輪町	85.91	25,132	25,241	293.81
20384	Iijima- machi	飯島町	658.66	9104	9530	109.59
20385	Minami-Minowa- Mura	南箕輪村	40.99	15,518	15,063	367.48
20386	Nakagawa- mura	中川村	77.05	4660	4850	62.95
20388	Miyada- mura	宮田村	54.5	8665	8821	161.85
20400	Shimo-Ina-gun ("District Unter-Ina")	下伊那郡	1,270.23		60,619	47.72
20402	Matsukawa- machi	松川町	72.79	12,666	13,167	180.89
20403	Takamori-machi	高森町	45.36	12,713	13,080	288.36
20404	Anan-cho	阿南町	123.07	4482	4962	40.32
20407	Achi-mura	阿智村	214.43	6224	6538	30.49
20409	Hiraya-mura	平谷村	77.37	418	484	6.26
20410	Neba-mura	根羽村	89.97	863	970	10.78
20411	Shimojō-mura	下條村	38.12	3636	3851	101.02
20412	Urugi-mura	売木村	43.43	527	575	13.24
20413	Tenryu-mura	天龍村	109.44	1176	1365	12.47
20414	Yasuoka-mura	泰阜村	64.59	1593	1702	26.35
20415	Takagi-mura	喬木村	66.61	6077	6310	94.73
20416	Toyooka-mura	豊丘村	76.79	6436	6592	85.84
20417	Ōshika-mura	大鹿村	248.28	961	1023	4.12
20420	Kiso-gun	木曽郡	1,546.15		28,399	18.37
20422	Agematsu- machi	上松町	168.42	4204	4670	27.73
20423	Nagiso- machi	南木曽町	215.93	3976	4313	19.97
20425	Kiso- mura	木祖村	140.5	2698	2926	20.83
20429	Ōtaki-mura	王滝村	310.82	738	839	2.70
20430	Ōkuwa-mura	大桑村	234.47	3518	3825	16.31
20432	Kiso- machi	木曽町	476.03	10,802	11,826	24.84
20440	Higashi-Chikuma-gun (East Chikuma District)	東筑摩郡	268.51		22,218	82.75
20446	Omi- mura	麻績村	34.38	2606	2788	81.09
20448	Ikusaka- mura	生坂村	39.05	1659	1843	47.20
20450	Yamagata- mura	山形村	24.98	8295	8395	336.07
20451	Asahi- mura	朝日村	70.62	4365	4462	63.18
20452	Chikuhoku- mura	筑北村	99.47	4277	4730	47.55
20480	Kita-Azumi-gun ("North Azumi District")	北安曇郡	544.5		31,707	58.23
20481	Ikeda-machi	池田町	40.16	9417	9926	247.16
20482	Matsukawa-mura	松川村	47.07	9611	9948	211.34
20485	Hakuba- mura	白馬村	189.36	8647	8929	47.15
20486	Otari-mura	小谷村	267.91	2704	2904	10.84
20520	Hanishina gun	埴科郡	53.64		14,871	277.24
20521	Sakaki- machi	坂城町	53.64	14,310	14,871	277.24
20540	Kami-Takai-gun ("Upper Takai District")	上高井郡	117.68		17,735	150.71
20541	Trolleybus- machi	小布施町	19.12	10,454	10,702	559.73
20543	Takayama- mura	高山村	98.56	6700	7033	71.36
20560	Shimo-Takai-gun ("Lower Takai District")	下高井郡	423.18		20,566	48.6
20561	Yamanouchi-machi	山ノ内町	265.9	11,458	12,429	46.74
20562	Kijimadaira-mura	木島平村	99.32	4386	4658	46.90
20563	Nozawa Onsen Mura	野沢温泉村	57.96	3337	3479	60.02
20580	Kami-Minochi-gun ("Upper Minochi District")	上水内郡	282.41		22,197	78.60
20583	Shinano-machi	信濃町	149.3	7745	8469	56.72
20588	Ogawa- mura	小川村	58.11	2362	2665	45.86
20590	Iizuna- machi	飯綱町	75	10,369	11,063	147.51
20600	Shimo-Minochi-gun ("District of Lower Minochi")	下水内郡	271.66		1953	7.19
20602	Sakae-mura	栄村	271.66	1693	1953	7.19

Shi-bu (proportion of urban districts)	市部	6,724.04		1,675,324	249.15
Gun-bu (proportion of counties)	郡部	6,837.52		423,480	61.93

JP-20/20000	Nagano-ken ("Nagano Prefecture")	長野県	13,561.56	2,049,653	2,098,804	154.76

Biggest places

Former and Existing Cities (-shi)
October 1st census results
VZ year	Residents
2015	2010	2005	2000
Nagano	377,598	381,511	378,512	360.112
Matsumoto	243.293	243.037	227,627	208,970
Ueda	156,827	159,597	123,680	125,368
Iida	101,581	105,335	108,624	107,381
Saku	99,368	100,552	100,462	66,875
Azumino	95,282	96,479	96.266	-
Ina	68.271	71.093	62,869	62.284
Shiojiri	67,135	67,670	68,346	64.128
Chikuma	60,298	62,068	64.022	-
Chinos	55,912	56,391	57,099	54,841
Suzaka	50,725	52,168	53,668	54.207
Suwa	50,140	51,200	53,240	53,858
Okaya	50.128	52,841	54,699	56,401
Nakano	43,909	45,638	46,788	42,624
Komoro	42,512	43,997	45,499	46.158
Komagans	32,759	33,693	34,417	34,338
Tōmi	30.107	30,696	31,271	-
Ōmachi	28,041	29,801	29,798	31,011
Iiyama	21,438	23,545	24,960	26,420
Koshoku	-	-	-	39,402

September 1, 2003 - The independent city of Chikuma is formed from the city of Koshoku and two other communities
April 1, 2004 - The independent city of Tōmi is formed from two communities.
October 1, 2005 - The independent city of Azumino is formed from five municipalities.

Population development in Nagano prefecture

Census population
Census year	population			Gender ratio	Area in km²	Population density per km²	Population in krsfr. Cities
Census year	total	male	Female	Men for 1000 women	Area in km²	Population density per km²	absolutely	percentage
1920	1,562,722	758.639	804.083	944	13,557.32	115.3	113,578	7.27
1925	1,629,217	793.875	835,342	950	13,557.32	120.2	162,571	9.98
1930	1,717,118	832.312	884.806	941	13,604.18	126.2	181.191	10.55
1935	1,714,000	840.103	873.897	961	13,626.13	125.8	227.391	13.27
1940	1,710,729	833.987	876.742	951	13,626.13	125.6	253.252	14.80
1945	2,121,050	973.871	1,147,179	849	13,626.13	155.7	k. A.	k. A.
1947	2,060,010	989.167	1,070,843	924	13,626.13	151.2	323,433	15.70
1950	2,060,831	1,001,192	1,059,639	945	13,630.96	151.2	333,893	16.20
1955	2,021,292	979.004	1,042,288	939	13,624.03	148.4	727.350	35.98
1960	1,981,433	954.673	1,026,760	930	13,581.56	145.9	935.264	47.20
1965	1,958,007	937.219	1,020,788	918	13,581.56	144.2	1,037,455	52.99
1970	1,956,917	936.354	1,020,563	918	13,584.36	144.1	1,156,662	59.11
1975	2,017,564	972.471	1,045,093	931	13,584.62	148.5	1,240,222	61.47
1980	2,083,934	1,008,885	1,075,049	939	13,584.62	153.4	1,293,517	62.07
1985	2,136,927	1,038,070	1,098,857	945	13,584.62	157.3	1,347,763	63.07
1990	2,156,627	1,048,109	1,108,518	946	13,585.00	158.8	1,369,759	63.51
1995	2,193,984	1,070,471	1,123,513	953	13,585.22	161.5	1,416,182	64.55
2000	2,215,168	1,080,986	1,134,182	953	13,585.22	163.1	1,434,378	64.75
2005	2,196,114	1,068,203	1,127,911	947	13,562.23	161.9	1,661,847	75.67
2010	2,152,449	1,046,178	1,106,271	946	13,562.23	158.7	1,707,312	79.32
2015	2,098,804	1,022,129	1,076,675	949	13,561.56	154.8	1,675,324	79.82