Suzaka, Nagano
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Geography
Suzaka is located in northern Nagano Prefecture on the alluvial fan where the Matsukawa River joins the Chikuma River.
Surrounding municipalities
Climate
The city has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Suzaka is 10.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1189 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.2 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Suzaka has remained relatively stable over the past 40 years.
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History
Suzaka is located in former Shinano Province and was a castle town for Suzaka Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. In the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, the modern town of Suzaka was established. Suzuka annexed the village of Hitaki on December 1, 1936 and the villages of Hino and Toyosu on February 11, 1954. Suzaka was elevated to city status on April 1, 1954. On January 1, 1955, Suzaka annexed the neighbouring villages of Inoue and Takahe, followed by the village of Azuma on April 30, 1971.
Government
Suzaka has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 20 members.
Economy
The city was noted in the Meiji period for its silk industry. After World War II, an electronics industry was established. Fujitsu Corporation has a plant in Suzaka.[4] The city is also noted for apples and grapes, and the Prefectural Agricultural Research Station is located in Suzaka.[5]
Education
Suzaka has eleven public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railway
Highway
- E18 Jōshin-etsu Expressway
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International relations
- Template:Flagicon - Siping, Jilin, China, friendship city since May 12, 1994
Local attractions
- Garyu Park, one of Japan's Top 100 Sakura Spots
- Suzaka Municipal Zoo
- Yonako Falls, one of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls
References
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- ↑ Suzaka City official statisticsTemplate:In lang
- ↑ Suzaka climate data
- ↑ Suzaka population statistics
- ↑ Fujitsu official home page
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External links
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