Nagato, Yamaguchi

Nagato 長門
—  City  —
長門市
Location of Nagato in Yamaguchi
Nagato
Coordinates: 34°22′20″N 131°11′00″E / 34.37222°N 131.1833333°E / 34.37222; 131.1833333Coordinates: 34°22′20″N 131°11′00″E / 34.37222°N 131.1833333°E / 34.37222; 131.1833333
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku
Prefecture	Yamaguchi
Government
- Mayor	Kyosuke Nouno
Area
- Total	357.92 km2 (138.2 sq mi)
Population (March 1, 2011)
- Total	37,998
- Density	106/km2 (274.5/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Sakura and Azalea
- Flower	Sakura and Azalea
Website	City of Nagato

Nagato (長門市, Nagato-shi^?) is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan.

The city was founded on March 31, 1954.

Nagato consists of five smaller towns that were absorbed over the past several years. The towns are Fukawa, Senzaki, Yuya, Heki and Misumi. Nagato also encompasses Omijima island and the township of Kayoi.

Transportation

Railways

• West Japan Railway Company(JR Nishi Nihon)
  • San'in Main Line
  • Senzaki Branch Line (San'in Main Line)
  • Mine Line

Famous people

• Shinzo Abe
• Misuzu Kaneko
• Shigeru Aburaya

Recent annexion

• On March 22, 2005 the towns of Heki, Misumi and Yuya, all from Ōtsu District, were merged into Nagato.

External links

• Nagato official website in Japanese