Iizuna 飯綱町 | |
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 Lake Reisenji and Mount Iizuna | |
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 Location of Iizuna in Nagano Prefecture | |
  Iizuna | |
| Coordinates:36°45′17.2″N138°14′7.9″E / 36.754778°N 138.235528°E /36.754778; 138.235528 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) |
| Prefecture | Nagano |
| District | Kamiminochi |
| Area | |
• Total | 75.00 km2 (28.96 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2019) | |
• Total | 11,115 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Sakura |
| • Flower | Apple |
| Phone number | 026-253-2511 |
| Address | 2795-1 Mure, Iizuna-machi, Kamiminochi-gun, Nagano-ken 389-1293 |
| Website | Official website |
Iizuna (飯綱町,Iizuna-machi) is atown located in theKamiminochi District of northernNagano Prefecture,Japan. As of 31 March 2019[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 11,115 in 4187 households,[1] and apopulation density of 150 persons per km2. the total area of the town is 75.00 square kilometres (28.96 sq mi).
Iizuna is located in northern Nagano Prefecture. It is 13.9 km from east to west and 15.6 km from north to south. The Yaja River that flows from the Mount Reisenji forms the western border of the town which is located on itsriver terrace. The Torii River flows through the center of town. The Madarao River fromShinano flows on the north side of this town. It joins theChikuma River viaNakano City in the east.
The village has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Iizuna is 11.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1254 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.5 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Iizuna was relatively stable throughout the late 20th century but has declined in recent decades.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1940 | 12,533 | — |
| 1950 | 15,503 | +23.7% |
| 1960 | 13,845 | −10.7% |
| 1970 | 12,473 | −9.9% |
| 1980 | 12,000 | −3.8% |
| 1990 | 12,830 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 13,062 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 11,865 | −9.2% |
| 2020 | 10,296 | −13.2% |
The area of present-day Iizuna was part of ancientShinano Province. During theEdo period, Mure developed as apost station on theHokkoku Kaidō highway.
The modern town was created through a merger of the villages ofSamizu andMure on October 1, 2005. Its name comes fromMount Iizuna which dominates the town's western sky.
The economy of Iizuna is agricultural, primarily rice cultivation andhorticulture.
Iizuna has four public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one high school operated the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education.
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