Ina, Nagano

Ina 伊那市
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Location of Ina in Nagano
Ina
Coordinates: 35°50′N 137°57′E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Nagano
Government
• Mayor	Kashio Osaka
Area
• Total	667.81 km2 (257.84 sq mi)
Population (April 1, 2006)
• Total	71,671
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Phone number	0265-78-4111
Address	3050 Ina, Ina-shi, Nagano-ken 396-8617
Website	City of Ina

Ina (伊那市, Ina-shi) is a city located in Nagano, Japan.

The city was founded on March 31, 2006 when the old city of Ina merged with the town of Takatō and the village of Hase, both from Kamiina District, to form the new city of Ina.

Geography

Surrounding municipalities

• Nagano Prefecture
  • Komagane
  • Shiojiri
  • Suwa
  • Chino
  • Suwa District: Fujimi
  • Kamiina District: Minowa, Minamiminowa, Miyada
  • Shimoina District: Ōshika
  • Kiso District: Kiso (town)
• Yamanashi Prefecture
  • Minami-Alps
  • Hokuto
• Shizuoka Prefecture
  • Aoi-ku, Shizuoka

Municipal Timeline

• April 1, 1954 - The city (1st) was founded by the mergers of six municipalities all from Kitaina District.
• March 31, 2006 - The city merged with the town of Takatō and the village of Hase, both from Kamiina District, to form the city of Ina (2nd).

Sister cities

Within Japan

Former city of Ina (旧伊那市)

• Chita, Aichi Prefecture (Signed on November 7, 1994 as a friendship city)

The town of Takatō

• Miyake, Tokyo (became allies on April 21, 1970)
• Shinjuku, Tokyo (Signed on July 12, 1986)
• Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima (Signed on September 24, 2004)
• Iwanashiro, Fukushima (Signed on September 23, 1994)

The village of Hase

• Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture (became allies on August 1, 1984

Overseas

Former city of Ina (旧伊那市)

• Beijing, People's Republic of China (Signed on November 22, 1994 as a friendship city)

All municipalities listed above are now friendship cities with the new city of Ina.

External links

Media related to Ina, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons

• Ina official website (Japanese)