Iijima | |||
Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
Settlement Type: | Town | ||
Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
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Coordinates: | 35.6768°N 137.9198°W | ||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) | ||
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
Subdivision Name2: | Nagano | ||
Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
Subdivision Name3: | Kamiina | ||
Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
Area Total Km2: | 86.96 | ||
Population Total: | 9446 | ||
Population As Of: | April 2019 | ||
Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||
Blank Info Sec1: | 0265-86-3111 | ||
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 2537 Iijima, Iijima-machi, Kamiina-gun, Nagano-ken 389-0692 | ||
Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa/Dfa | ||
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is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 9,446 in 3599 households,[1] and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 86.96sqkm.
Iijima is located in-between the Kiso Mountains and Mount Senjō of the Akaishi Mountains of south-central Nagano Prefecture. The Chikuma River flows through the town.
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Iijima is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around .
The local economy is agricultural, dominated by rice and horticulture.
The area of present-day Iijima was part of ancient Shinano Province, and developed as a post station in the Sanshū Kaidō highway linking inland regions of Shinano with the Pacific Ocean. The area was tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate until the Meiji restoration. The modern village of Iijima established on April 1, 1889, by the establishment of the municipalities system and was elevated to town status on January 1, 1954. The town annexed the neighboring village of Nakakubō on September 30, 1956.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Iijima has remained relatively steady from 1960 until 2000 but has decreased slightly in recent years.
Iijima has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.