Nagayo長与町

Nagayo-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Nagayo (長与町, Nagayo-cho) is a town in Nagasaki Prefecture. Population 40,780 (2020 census), area 28.73 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

長与町

Reading

Nagayo-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishisonogi District 西彼杵郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagasaki 長崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

40,780 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.2% from 42,548

Area

28.73 km²

Density

1,419 people per km²

Households

16,011

Under 15

14.6%

65 and over

27.3%

Foreign residents

162 (0.4%)

Code

42307 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

webtown.nagayo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Nagayo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nagasaki City長崎市
• Isahaya City諫早市
• Togitsu Town時津町

Questions about Nagayo

Is Nagayo a city, a town, or a village?

Nagayo (長与町) is a town (町, cho) in Nagasaki Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Nishisonogi District (西彼杵郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nagayo?

Nagayo 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 Nagayo?

40,780 at the 2020 census, down 4.2% from 42,548 in 2015. The area is 28.73 km², which is 1,419 people per km². 16,011 households. 27.3% of residents are 65 or older and 14.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nagayo?

Three: Nagasaki City (長崎市), Isahaya City (諫早市), and Togitsu Town (時津町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nagayo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nagayo written in Japanese?

長与町, read Nagayo-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Nagayo begin?

長崎県西彼杵郡長与町… (Nagasaki-ken, Nishisonogi-gun, Nagayo-cho, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.