Nagato, Yamaguchi
Nagato
長門市 | |
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 Nagato city hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Nagato in Yamaguchi Prefecture | |
  Nagato Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°22′20″N 131°11′00″E / 34.37222°N 131.18333°ECoordinates: 34°22′20″N 131°11′00″E / 34.37222°N 131.18333°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) |
| Prefecture | Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kurao Ōnishi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 357.92 km2 (138.19 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2016) | |
| • Total | 34,882 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Sakura and Azalea |
| Tree | Sakura and Azalea |
Nagato (長門市, Nagato-shi) is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on March 31, 1954. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 34,882 and a population density of 97 persons per km². The total area is 357.92 km².
Nagato consists of five smaller towns that were absorbed over the past several years. The towns are , , Yuya, Heki and Misumi (all from Ōtsu District). Nagato also encompasses and the township of .
The nearby Omijima Island has many pebbled beaches and scuba diving on one of its northern beaches. The island is reached by a large road bridge which connects the Senzaki Peninsula with the southern edge of the island.
There are many onsen on the southern edge of the town in Yumoto with hot springs.
History[]
In the Tokugawa era, the area was under the jurisdiction of the Chōshū domain.
In the 2017 Japanese general election, 76.25% of Nagato's proportional ballots were cast for either one of the two parties in the conservative ruling coalition (the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito) or one of the two minor LDP-allied conservative parties () and New Party Daichi), making it the most conservative city in the country for that election under this definition, and the second most conservative municipality overall behind Himeshima, Ōita.[1]
Transportation[]
Railways[]
- West Japan Railway Company(JR Nishi Nihon)
- San'in Main Line
- Senzaki Branch Line (San'in Main Line)
- Mine Line
Famous people[]
Economy[]
Fujimitsu Corporation, a manufacturer of fish surimi products, is headquartered in the city.[2]
Recent annexion[]
- On March 22, 2005, the towns of Heki, Misumi and Yuya (all from Ōtsu District) were merged into Nagato.
References[]
- ^ "平成29年10月22日執行 衆議院議員総選挙 市区町村別得票数". Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
- ^ "Corporate Information". Fujimitsu Corporation. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
External links[]
Media related to Nagato, Yamaguchi at Wikimedia Commons
- Nagato City official website (in Japanese)
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