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Asahi, Nagano

Coordinates: 36°7′24.8″N 137°51′58.4″E / 36.123556°N 137.866222°E / 36.123556; 137.866222
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Asahi
朝日村
Asahi Village Hall
Asahi Village Hall
Flag of Asahi
Official seal of Asahi
Location of Asahi in Nagano Prefecture
Location of Asahi in Nagano Prefecture
Asahi is located in Japan
Asahi
Asahi
 
Coordinates: 36°7′24.8″N 137°51′58.4″E / 36.123556°N 137.866222°E / 36.123556; 137.866222
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
PrefectureNagano
DistrictHigashichikuma
Government
 • MayorHiroyuki Kobayashi (May 2019)[1]
Area
 • Total70.62 km2 (27.27 sq mi)
Population
 (April 2019)
 • Total4,569
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols 
• TreeJapanese red pine
• FlowerErythronium japonicum
Phone number0263-99-2001
AddressOnozawa 296-5, Asahi-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 390-1188
WebsiteOfficial website
Asahi Village Museum

Asahi (朝日村, Asahi-mura) is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the village had an estimated population of 4,569 in 1533 households,[2] and a population density of 63.4 persons per km². The total area of the village is 70.62 square kilometres (27.27 sq mi).

Geography

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Nagawa is located in the centre of Nagano Prefecture within the Matsumoto Basin. Mount Hachimori (2446 meters) is the highest elevation in the village. The Shin-Shinano Frequency Converter Station is located in Asahi.

Climate

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The village has a climate characterized by characterized by cool humid summers, and cold winters with heavy snowfall (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Asahi is 7.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2151 mm with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 20.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around -6.7 °C.[3]

Surrounding municipalities

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History

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The area of present-day Nagawa was part of ancient Shinano Province. Most of the area was part of the holdings of Matsumoto Domain, with a portion held by Takatō Domain during the Edo period. The village of Asahi was established on April 1, 1889 by the establishment of the modern municipalities system.

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Asahi has remained relatively stable over the past 80 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1940 4,163—    
1950 5,253+26.2%
1960 4,786−8.9%
1970 4,332−9.5%
1980 4,228−2.4%
1990 4,381+3.6%
2000 4,908+12.0%
2010 4,741−3.4%
2020 4,279−9.7%

Education

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Asahi has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated jointly between Asahi and neighboring Yamagata village. The village does not have a high school.

Transportation

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Railway

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The village does not have any passenger railway service.

Highway

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The village is not located on any national highway.

References

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  1. ^ 村長の部屋 [Mayor's Room]. Asahi Village (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. ^ Asahi village official statistics Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
  3. ^ "Asahi climate data". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Asahi population statistics". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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