| Kiso | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 35.9363°N 137.7831°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: | Kiso |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 140.50 |
| Population Total: | 2877 |
| Population As Of: | April 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Symbols |
| Blank Info Sec1: | |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Aesculus turbinata |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Gentiana scabra |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0264-36-2001 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 1191 Yabuhara, Kiso-mura, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken 399-6201 |
is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan., the village had an estimated population of 2,877 in 1116 households,[1] and a population density of 20 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 140.5sqkm.
Kiso is located in west-central Nagano Prefecture, in the valley of the Kiso River.
The village has a climate characterized by characterized by cool and humid summers, and cold winters with heavy snowfall (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Iijima is 5.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1860 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 18.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around -6.7 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kiso has decreased over the past 30 years.
Kiso village is located in former Shinano Province. The area developed as Yabuhara-juku, a post station on the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto during the Edo period. The present village of Kiso was established on April 1, 1889 by the establishment of the modern municipalities system.