Nagasaki長崎市

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

Nagasaki (長崎市, Nagasaki-shi) is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture. Population 409,118 (2020 census), area 405.86 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Nagasaki 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

長崎市

Reading

Nagasaki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Nagasaki 長崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

409,118 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.7% from 429,508

Area

405.86 km²

Density

1,008 people per km²

Households

187,423

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

32.7%

Foreign residents

3,254 (0.8%)

Code

42201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nagasaki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Nagasaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Isahaya City諫早市
• Saikai City西海市
• Nagayo Town長与町
• Togitsu Town時津町

Questions about Nagasaki

Is Nagasaki a city or a prefecture?

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

Where is Nagasaki?

Nagasaki is in Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Nagasaki?

409,118 at the 2020 census, down 4.7% from 429,508 in 2015. The area is 405.86 km², which is 1,008 people per km². 187,423 households. 32.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nagasaki?

Four: Isahaya City (諫早市), Saikai City (西海市), Nagayo Town (長与町), and Togitsu Town (時津町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nagasaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nagasaki written in Japanese?

長崎市, read Nagasaki-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 Nagasaki begin?

長崎県長崎市… (Nagasaki-ken, Nagasaki-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.