Nagano長野市

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

Nagano (長野市, Nagano-shi) is a city in Nagano Prefecture. Population 372,760 (2020 census), area 834.81 km². Borders 14 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Nagano 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

長野市

Reading

Nagano-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

372,760 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.3% from 377,598

Area

834.81 km²

Density

447 people per km²

Households

156,975

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

30.1%

Foreign residents

3,903 (1.0%)

Code

20201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nagano.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

14 places share a land border with Nagano. Borders across water are not counted.

• Myoko City妙高市(Niigata)
• Ueda City上田市
• Suzaka City須坂市
• Nakano City中野市
• Omachi City大町市
• Chikuma City千曲市
• Omi Village麻績村
• Ikusaka Village生坂村
• Hakuba Village白馬村
• Otari Village小谷村
• Obuse Town小布施町
• Shinano Town信濃町
• Ogawa Village小川村
• Iizuna Town飯綱町

Questions about Nagano

Is Nagano a city or a prefecture?

Nagano (長野市) is a city (市, shi) in Nagano Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly. Nagano Prefecture (長野県) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.

Where is Nagano?

Nagano is in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Nagano?

372,760 at the 2020 census, down 1.3% from 377,598 in 2015. The area is 834.81 km², which is 447 people per km². 156,975 households. 30.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nagano?

14: Myoko City (妙高市) in Niigata, Ueda City (上田市), Suzaka City (須坂市), Nakano City (中野市), Omachi City (大町市), Chikuma City (千曲市), Omi Village (麻績村), Ikusaka Village (生坂村), Hakuba Village (白馬村), Otari Village (小谷村), Obuse Town (小布施町), Shinano Town (信濃町), Ogawa Village (小川村), and Iizuna Town (飯綱町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nagano in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nagano written in Japanese?

長野市, read Nagano-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 Nagano begin?

長野県長野市… (Nagano-ken, Nagano-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.