Nagasaki
core city in Kyushu, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nagasaki (長崎市, Nagasaki-shi) is the capital city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan.[1]
Nagasaki
長崎市 | |
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| Nagasaki City | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname(s): | |
 Map of Nagasaki Prefecture with Nagasaki highlighted in pink | |
  Nagasaki | |
| Coordinates: 32°47′N 129°52′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Nagasaki Prefecture |
| District | n/a |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shirō Suzuki (2023-) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 406.35 km2 (156.89 sq mi) |
| • Land | 241.20 km2 (93.13 sq mi) |
| • Water | 165.15 km2 (63.76 sq mi) |
| Population (March 1, 2017) | |
| • Total | 425,723 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Chinese tallow tree |
| - Flower | Hydrangea |
| Phone number | 095-825-5151 |
| Address | 2-22 Sakura-machi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki-ken 850-8685 |
| Website | www |
| Nagasaki | |||||
.svg) Nagasaki in kanji | |||||
| Japanese name | |||||
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| Kanji | 長崎 | ||||
| Hiragana | ながさき | ||||
| Katakana | ナガサキ | ||||
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Nagasaki was founded by the Portuguese in the late 16th century.
It has been recognized as a core city since 1997.[2]
History
Nagasaki was founded by the Portuguese in the late 16th century. During the Edo period, Nagasaki was the only port in which trade with other countries was permitted[1] because of the national isolation policy (sakoku).[3]
In the 1870s, Nagasaki became the capital city of the prefecture which evolved from the former province.
On August 9, 1945, Nagasaki was the second of two Japanese cities which were destroyed with an atomic bomb near the end of the Second World War.[1]
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