Tateshina | |||
Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
Settlement Type: | Town | ||
Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
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Coordinates: | 36.272°N 138.3159°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: | Kitasaku | ||
Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
Area Total Km2: | 66.87 | ||
Population Total: | 7147 | ||
Population As Of: | April 2019 | ||
Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||
Blank Info Sec1: | 0267-57-2311 | ||
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 2532 Ashida, Tateshina-machi, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-2305, Japan | ||
Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
Blank Info Sec2: | Dfa | ||
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is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 7,147 in 2834 households,[1] and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 66.87sqkm. Tateshina is famous for its apple orchards.
Tateshina is located in the Tateshina Mountainous of central Nagano Prefecture.
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Dwa). The average annual temperature in Tateshina is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around .
The area of present-day Tateshina was part of ancient Shinano Province, and Ashida-shuku developed as a post station on the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto. The village of Ashida, Yokotori and Mitsuwa were created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. These three villages merged to form the village of Tateshina on April 1, 1955. Tateshina was raised to town status on October 1, 1953.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Tateshina has declined in recent decades.
Tateshina has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one high school operated the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education.