- Ina, Nagano
Infobox City Japan
Name= Ina
JapaneseName= 伊那市
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Region= Chūbu
Prefecture= Nagano
District=
Area_km2= 667.81
PopDate=April 1 ,2006
Population= 71,671
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LatitudeDegrees= 35
LatitudeMinutes= 50
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LongtitudeDegrees= 137
LongtitudeMinutes= 57
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SymbolDescription= Flag
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CityHallPostalCode= 396-8617
CityHallAddress= 3050 Ina, Ina-shi, Nagano-ken
CityHallPhone= 0265-78-4111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.ina.nagano.jp/ City of Ina]nihongo|Ina|伊那市|Ina-shi is a city located in Nagano,
Japan . The city was founded onMarch 31 ,2006 when the old city of Ina merged with the municipalities of Hase and Takato from Kamiina District to form the new city of Ina.Geography
urrounding municipalities
*Nagano Prefecture
**Komagane
**Shiojiri
**Suwa
**Chino
**Suwa District: Fujimi
**Kamiina District: Minowa, Minamiminowa, Miyada
**Shimoina District: Oshika
**Kiso District: Kiso (town)
*Yamanashi Prefecture
**Minami-Alps
**Hokuto
*Shizuoka Prefecture
**Aoi-ku, ShizuokaMunicipal Timeline
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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 municipalities of Hase and Takato from Kamiina District to form the city of Ina (2nd).ister cities
Within Japan
Former city of Ina (旧伊那市)
*Chita,
Aichi Prefecture (Signed onNovember 7 ,1994 as a friendship city)The town of Takato
*Miyake,
Tokyo (became allies onApril 21 ,1970 )
*Shinjuku, Tokyo (Signed onJuly 12 ,1986 )
*Aizuwakamatsu,Fukushima (Signed onSeptember 24 ,2004 )
*Iwanashiro,Fukushima (Signed onSeptember 23 ,1994 )The village of Hase
*Iwata,
Shizuoka Prefecture (became allies onAugust 1 ,1984 Overseas
Former city of Ina (旧伊那市)
*Beijing,
People's Republic of China (Signed onNovember 22 ,1994 as a friendship city)All municipalities listed above are now friendship cities with the new city of Ina.
External links
* [http://www.city.ina.nagano.jp/ Ina official website] in Japanese
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