Nagaokakyo長岡京市

Nagaokakyo-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Nagaokakyo (長岡京市, Nagaokakyo-shi) is a city in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 80,608 (2020 census), area 19.17 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kyoto Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

長岡京市

Reading

Nagaokakyo-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kyoto 京都府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

80,608 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.6% from 80,090

Area

19.17 km²

Density

4,205 people per km²

Households

33,728

Under 15

13.7%

65 and over

27.5%

Foreign residents

715 (0.9%)

Code

26209 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nagaokakyo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Nagaokakyo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Fushimi Ward伏見区(Kyoto)
• Nishikyo Ward西京区(Kyoto)
• Muko City向日市
• Oyamazaki Town大山崎町
• Shimamoto Town島本町(Osaka)

Questions about Nagaokakyo

Is Nagaokakyo a city or a prefecture?

Nagaokakyo (長岡京市) is a city (市, shi) in Kyoto Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Nagaokakyo?

Nagaokakyo is in Kyoto Prefecture (京都府), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Nagaokakyo?

80,608 at the 2020 census, up 0.6% from 80,090 in 2015. The area is 19.17 km², which is 4,205 people per km². 33,728 households. 27.5% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nagaokakyo?

Five: Fushimi Ward (伏見区) of Kyoto, Nishikyo Ward (西京区) of Kyoto, Muko City (向日市), Oyamazaki Town (大山崎町), and Shimamoto Town (島本町) in Osaka. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nagaokakyo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nagaokakyo written in Japanese?

長岡京市, read Nagaokakyo-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Nagaokakyo begin?

京都府長岡京市… (Kyōto-fu, Nagaokakyo-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.