Nagato長門市
Nagato-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Nagato (長門市, Nagato-shi) is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Population 32,519 (2020 census), area 357.31 km². Borders 3 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 長門市
- Reading
- Nagato-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Yamaguchi 山口県
- Region
- Chūgoku 中国
- Population
- 32,519 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -8.2% from 35,439
- Area
- 357.31 km²
- Density
- 91 people per km²
- Households
- 14,135
- Under 15
- 9.3%
- 65 and over
- 44.1%
- Foreign residents
- 461 (1.4%)
- Code
- 35211 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.nagato.yamaguchi.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
3 places share a land border with Nagato. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Nagato
- Is Nagato a city or a prefecture?
- Nagato (長門市) is a city (市, shi) in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Nagato?
- Nagato is in Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Nagato?
- 32,519 at the 2020 census, down 8.2% from 35,439 in 2015. The area is 357.31 km², which is 91 people per km². 14,135 households. 44.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Nagato?
- Three: Shimonoseki City (下関市), Hagi City (萩市), and Mine City (美祢市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nagato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Nagato written in Japanese?
- 長門市, read Nagato-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 Nagato begin?
- 山口県長門市… (Yamaguchi-ken, Nagato-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.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.