Nagaoka長岡市

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

Nagaoka (長岡市, Nagaoka-shi) is a city in Niigata Prefecture. Population 266,936 (2020 census), area 891.06 km². Borders 11 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Niigata 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

長岡市

Reading

Nagaoka-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

266,936 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.0% from 275,133

Area

891.06 km²

Density

300 people per km²

Households

104,489

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

31.4%

Foreign residents

2,131 (0.8%)

Code

15202 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nagaoka.niigata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

11 places share a land border with Nagaoka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nishikan Ward西蒲区(Niigata)
• Sanjo City三条市
• Kashiwazaki City柏崎市
• Ojiya City小千谷市
• Tokamachi City十日町市
• Mitsuke City見附市
• Tsubame City燕市
• Uonuma City魚沼市
• Yahiko Village弥彦村
• Izumozaki Town出雲崎町
• Kariwa Village刈羽村

Questions about Nagaoka

Is Nagaoka a city or a prefecture?

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

Where is Nagaoka?

Nagaoka is in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県), 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 Nagaoka?

266,936 at the 2020 census, down 3.0% from 275,133 in 2015. The area is 891.06 km², which is 300 people per km². 104,489 households. 31.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nagaoka?

11: Nishikan Ward (西蒲区) of Niigata, Sanjo City (三条市), Kashiwazaki City (柏崎市), Ojiya City (小千谷市), Tokamachi City (十日町市), Mitsuke City (見附市), Tsubame City (燕市), Uonuma City (魚沼市), Yahiko Village (弥彦村), Izumozaki Town (出雲崎町), and Kariwa Village (刈羽村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nagaoka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nagaoka written in Japanese?

長岡市, read Nagaoka-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 Nagaoka begin?

新潟県長岡市… (Niigata-ken, Nagaoka-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.