Komagane 駒ヶ根市 | |
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 Komagane City Hall | |
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 Location of Komagane in Nagano | |
  Komagane | |
| Coordinates:35°43′43.6″N137°56′1.9″E / 35.728778°N 137.933861°E /35.728778; 137.933861 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) |
| Prefecture | Nagano |
| Area | |
• Total | 165.86 km2 (64.04 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2019) | |
• Total | 32,210 |
| • Density | 194.2/km2 (503.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Pinus densiflora |
| • Flower | Lily of the valley |
| • Insect | Scarlet dwarf dragonfly |
| Phone number | 0265-83-2111 |
| Address | 20-1 Akasu-cho, Komagane-shi, Nagano-ken 399-4129 |
| Website | Official website |
Komagane (駒ヶ根市,Komagane-shi) is acity located inNagano Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 February 2019[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 32,210 in 12,937 households,[1] and apopulation density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 165.86 square kilometres (64.04 sq mi).
Komagane is located in a north-south valley of theTenryu River between the Central and Southern Alps in south-central Nagano Prefecture at an average elevation of 676 meters.[1] It is situated at the 220 km marker on the southern (Nagoya) branch of theChūō Expressway.
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Komagane is 11.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1,486 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.4 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Komagane has remained relatively stable over recent decades.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1960 | 25,579 | — |
| 1970 | 28,913 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | 31,179 | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 32,771 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 34,338 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 33,696 | −1.9% |
| 2020 | 32,202 | −4.4% |
The area of present-day Komagane was part of ancientShinano Province. The city was founded on July 1, 1954 by the merger of the towns of Akaho and Miyata with the villages of Nakasawa and Ina (all fromKamiina District).
Komagane has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 15 members.
The economy of Komagane is largely agricultural, with rice and pears, along withsake brewing as major components. The manufacturing sector includes electronics and precision instrumentation. Seasonal tourism is also an important contributor to the local economy.[4]
Komagane has five public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has two public high schools operated by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education. TheNagano College of Nursing is located in Komagane.
Despite relatively poor transportation infrastructure (there is noShinkansen link and the existing railway is a single track local line), the city derives a large proportion of its overall income from tourism. The Silk Museum is situated to the east of the city, while on the western side of town theKomagatake Ropeway (gondola) ascends Mount Komagatake in the Central Alps. The city has several popular tourist hotels (including one on the mountain which is only accessible via the ropeway), a youth hostel,onsen and a ski resort.
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