| Nagawa | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 36.256°N 138.2678°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: | Chiisagata |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 183.86 |
| Population Total: | 6088 |
| Population As Of: | April 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Symbols |
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| Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Prunus serrulata |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Azalea |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | • Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Green pheasant |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | • Rock |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Obsidian |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0268-68-0111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 525-1 Nagakubo, Nagawa-machi, Chiisagata-gun, Nagano-ken 386-0602 |
is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 6,088 in 2,650 households,[1] and a population density of 32.6 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 183.86sqkm.
Nagawa is located in the center of Nagano Prefecture.
The town has a climate characterized by characterized by warm and humid summers, and cold, very snowy winters (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Nagawa is 8.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1388 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around -3.6 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Nagawa has declined my more than half over the past 70 years.
The area of present-day Nagawa was part of ancient Shinano Province. The area was part of the holdings of Ueda Domain during the Edo period, and had two stations on the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto: Nagakubo-shuku and Wada-shuku. The modern town of Nagakubo-shinmachi was established on April 1, 1889 by the establishment of the municipalities system and was renamed Nagato on September 1, 1956. The town of Nagawa was formed by the merger of Nagato with the village of Wada (also from Chiisagata District on October 1, 2005 when the town.
Nagawa has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one middle school operated jointly between Nagawa and neighboring Ueda city. The town does not have a high school.
The town does not have any passenger railway service.