Nagahama長浜市

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

Nagahama (長浜市, Nagahama-shi) is a city in Shiga Prefecture. Population 113,636 (2020 census), area 681.02 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Shiga 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

長浜市

Reading

Nagahama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Shiga 滋賀県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

113,636 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.9% from 118,193

Area

681.02 km²

Density

167 people per km²

Households

42,570

Under 15

13.0%

65 and over

28.9%

Foreign residents

3,697 (3.3%)

Code

25203 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nagahama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Nagahama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tsuruga City敦賀市(Fukui)
• Minamiechizen Town南越前町(Fukui)
• Ibigawa Town揖斐川町(Gifu)
• Hikone City彦根市
• Takashima City高島市
• Maibara City米原市

Questions about Nagahama

Is Nagahama a city or a prefecture?

Nagahama (長浜市) is a city (市, shi) in Shiga Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Nagahama?

Nagahama is in Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県), 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 Nagahama?

113,636 at the 2020 census, down 3.9% from 118,193 in 2015. The area is 681.02 km², which is 167 people per km². 42,570 households. 28.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nagahama?

Six: Tsuruga City (敦賀市) in Fukui, Minamiechizen Town (南越前町) in Fukui, Ibigawa Town (揖斐川町) in Gifu, Hikone City (彦根市), Takashima City (高島市), and Maibara City (米原市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nagahama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nagahama written in Japanese?

長浜市, read Nagahama-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 Nagahama begin?

滋賀県長浜市… (Shiga-ken, Nagahama-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.