Anan, Nagano

Anan

阿南町
Anan 阿南町
Town
	Anan Town Hall
	Flag Seal
	Location of Anan in Nagano Prefecture
	Anan
	Coordinates: 35°19′24.9″N 137°48′58.1″E / 35.323583°N 137.816139°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture	Nagano
District	Shimoina
Area
• Total	123.07 km2 (47.52 sq mi)
Population (April 2019)
• Total	4,616
• Density	38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Acer pycnanthum
• Animal	Squirrel
Phone number	0265-35-3111
Address	58-1 Tojo, Anan-machi, Shimoina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-1511
Website	Official website

Anan (阿南町, Anan-chō) is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019^[update], the town had an estimated population of 4,616 in 2058 households,^[1] and a population density of 38 persons per km². The total area of the town is 123.07 square kilometres (47.52 sq mi).

Geography

Located at the southern tip of Nagano Prefecture, Anan is surrounded by the Japanese Alps. The center of the town located on the right bank of the Tenryū River.

Climate

The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Anan is 11.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2023 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.0 °C.^[2]

Surrounding municipalities

Aichi Prefecture
- Toyone
Nagano Prefecture
- Achi
- Hiraya
- Shimojō
- Tenryū
- Urugi
- Yasuoka

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Ana has been declining over the past 70 years.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1950	11,883	—
1960	10,343	−13.0%
1970	8,261	−20.1%
1980	7,290	−11.8%
1990	6,851	−6.0%
2000	6,232	−9.0%
2010	5,456	−12.5%
2020	4,299	−21.2%

History

The area of present-day Anan was part of ancient Shinano Province. The modern town was established on July 1, 1957 by the merger of the villages of Oshimojo, Wago and Asage.

Education

Anan has four public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education.