Tatsuno 辰野町 | |
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 Tatsuno Town Hall | |
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 Location of Tatsuno in Nagano Prefecture | |
  Tatsuno | |
| Coordinates:35°58′56.7″N137°59′15.2″E / 35.982417°N 137.987556°E /35.982417; 137.987556 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) |
| Prefecture | Nagano |
| District | Kamiina |
| Area | |
• Total | 169.20 km2 (65.33 sq mi) |
| Population (June 1, 2019) | |
• Total | 18,951 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0266-41-1111 |
| Address | 1-banchi, Chuo Nakaminowa, Tatsuno-machi, Kitaina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-0493 |
| Climate | Cfa/Dfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Adonis amurensis |
Tatsuno (辰野町,Tatsuno-machi) is atown located inNagano Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 June 2019[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 18,951 in 7917 households,[1] and apopulation density of 112 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 169.20 square kilometres (65.33 sq mi).
Tatsuno is located in the Ina Valley of south-central Nagano Prefecture, bordered by theKiso Mountains. TheTenryū River flows through the town, which is surrounded by mountains and is rich in a natural environment. It is takes about 3 hours fromTokyo, 2 hours fromNagoya, 5 hours fromKyoto by train and equally by car. Part of the town is within the borders of theEnrei Ōjō Prefectural Natural Park. TheYokokawa Dam is located in Tatsuno.
The village has a climate characterized by characterized by warm and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classificationDfa). The average annual temperature in Tatsuno is 11.1 °C (52.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,435.8 mm (56.53 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.6 °C (74.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around −1.2 °C (29.8 °F).[2]
| Climate data for Tatsuno (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) | 18.4 (65.1) | 25.5 (77.9) | 29.5 (85.1) | 32.6 (90.7) | 35.7 (96.3) | 36.4 (97.5) | 36.4 (97.5) | 34.1 (93.4) | 29.0 (84.2) | 23.0 (73.4) | 18.8 (65.8) | 36.4 (97.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) | 5.3 (41.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 16.6 (61.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 24.9 (76.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 29.9 (85.8) | 25.0 (77.0) | 18.7 (65.7) | 12.8 (55.0) | 6.9 (44.4) | 17.0 (62.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) | −0.3 (31.5) | 3.6 (38.5) | 9.7 (49.5) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.8 (73.0) | 23.6 (74.5) | 19.3 (66.7) | 12.9 (55.2) | 6.7 (44.1) | 1.5 (34.7) | 11.1 (51.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) | −5.6 (21.9) | −1.9 (28.6) | 3.3 (37.9) | 9.1 (48.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 18.7 (65.7) | 19.3 (66.7) | 15.2 (59.4) | 8.5 (47.3) | 1.8 (35.2) | −3.1 (26.4) | 6.1 (43.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.7 (1.9) | −17.2 (1.0) | −16.2 (2.8) | −8.0 (17.6) | −0.5 (31.1) | 4.6 (40.3) | 11.5 (52.7) | 11.2 (52.2) | 3.7 (38.7) | −2.1 (28.2) | −7.7 (18.1) | −14.8 (5.4) | −17.2 (1.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 45.6 (1.80) | 58.1 (2.29) | 102.5 (4.04) | 106.5 (4.19) | 129.7 (5.11) | 174.2 (6.86) | 214.4 (8.44) | 149.7 (5.89) | 179.1 (7.05) | 146.7 (5.78) | 78.4 (3.09) | 50.9 (2.00) | 1,435.8 (56.53) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.4 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 113.6 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 164.2 | 168.1 | 187.6 | 195.4 | 202.6 | 160.9 | 162.1 | 194.2 | 145.7 | 151.0 | 156.4 | 156.7 | 2,044 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] | |||||||||||||
The area of present-day Tatsuno was part of ancientShinano Province. The village of Inatomi established on April 1, 1889, by the establishment of the municipalities system, and was elevated to town status on January 1, 1947, changing its name to Tatsuno at that time. The neighboring village of Asahi was annexed on April 1, 1955, followed by Kawashima on September 30, 1956, and Ono on March 31, 1961.
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Tatsuno has declined slightly in recent decades.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1940 | 20,842 | — |
| 1950 | 24,146 | +15.9% |
| 1960 | 22,419 | −7.2% |
| 1970 | 22,351 | −0.3% |
| 1980 | 23,894 | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 23,901 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22,407 | −6.3% |
| 2010 | 20,909 | −6.7% |
| 2020 | 18,555 | −11.3% |
Tatsuno has five public elementary schools and five public middle school operated by the town government, and one high school operated the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education. TheShinshu Honan Junior College is also located in Tatsuno.
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