Azumino, Nagano

Infobox City Japan
Name= Azumino
JapaneseName= 安曇野市
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Region= Chūbu
Prefecture= Nagano
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PopDate= April 1, 2006
Population= 99,080
Density_km2= 332.10
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LatitudeDegrees= 36
LatitudeMinutes= 17
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LongtitudeDegrees= 137
LongtitudeMinutes= 55
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Isao Hirabayashi
CityHallPostalCode= 399-8205
CityHallAddress= 4932-26 Toyoshina, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken
CityHallPhone= 0263-71-2000
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.azumino.nagano.jp/ City of Azumino]

nihongo|Azumino|安曇野市|Azumino-shi is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 1, 2005, when the town of Akashina from Higashichikuma District, and the towns and villages of Horigane, Hotaka, Misato and Toyoshina from Minamiazumi District merged to form a new city. The city's population is near 100,000 people and it is the 6th most populous in Nagano Prefecture.

Municipal Timeline

On October 1, 2005, the town of Akashina from Higashichikuma District, and the towns and villages of Horigane, Hotaka, Misato and Toyoshina from Minamiazumi District merged to form a new city.

Azumino, named after the plain in which it is located, lies between two mountain ranges to the west and east. The range of mountains on the western boarded are known as the Japan Alps and are popular among hikers all over Japan. To the south is the city of Matsumoto, Nagano prefecture's second largest city. To the North lies the city of Omachi, as well as the village of Hakuba. Hakuba was the site of many of the ski events during the 1998 winter Olympics. This created a lot of traffic through the Azumino area, spurring a great deal of construction during that period.

ister Cities

Within Japan

*Misato, Saitama Prefecture
*Edogawa, Tokyo
*Musashino, Tokyo
*Togane, Chiba Prefecture
*Manazuru, Kanagawa Prefecture
*Sangou, Nara Prefecture
*Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

External links

* [http://www.city.azumino.nagano.jp/ Azumino official website] in Japanese