Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Suwa (諏訪市, Suwa-shi) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 51,084 and a population density of 468.40 persons per km². The total area of the city is 109.06 km².The city was founded on August 10, 1941, after the merger of the town of Kami-Suwa, and the villages of Shiga and Toyoda (all from Suwa District). It is located on the shores of Lake Suwa.The Suwa region is the leading industrial area of Nagano and was once known as "The Oriental Switzerland" in Japan for its highly developed precision machinery industry. Seiko Epson Corporation, a manufacturer of information-related equipment and Seiko timepieces, is headquartered in Suwa.Suwa has a sister city in the United States: St. Louis, Missouri. There, some Japanese businesses with U.S. operations include Aluman Foils, Inc., Consolidated Gran & Dick Proctor Imports, Inc., Mitsubishi Trading Co., Marubeni, Nissho-Iwai, Bio Kyowa Chemical Co., and Koken Manufacturing.. }
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- Suwa,_Nagano abstract "Suwa (諏訪市, Suwa-shi) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 51,084 and a population density of 468.40 persons per km². The total area of the city is 109.06 km².The city was founded on August 10, 1941, after the merger of the town of Kami-Suwa, and the villages of Shiga and Toyoda (all from Suwa District). It is located on the shores of Lake Suwa.The Suwa region is the leading industrial area of Nagano and was once known as "The Oriental Switzerland" in Japan for its highly developed precision machinery industry. Seiko Epson Corporation, a manufacturer of information-related equipment and Seiko timepieces, is headquartered in Suwa.Suwa has a sister city in the United States: St. Louis, Missouri. There, some Japanese businesses with U.S. operations include Aluman Foils, Inc., Consolidated Gran & Dick Proctor Imports, Inc., Mitsubishi Trading Co., Marubeni, Nissho-Iwai, Bio Kyowa Chemical Co., and Koken Manufacturing.".