Hotaka (穂高町, Hotaka-machi) was a town located in Minamiazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

former Hotaka town hall
Map of Hotaka, Nagano

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 31,980 and a density of 219.91 persons per km2. The total area was 145.42 km2.

On October 1, 2005, Hotaka, along with the town of Akashina (from Higashichikuma District), the town of Toyoshina, and the villages of Horigane and Misato (all from Minamiazumi District), was merged to create the city of Azumino.[1]

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  1. ^ "平成17年10月1日の市町村合併に係る証明書 - 安曇野市公式ホームページ". 安曇野市公式. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
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