Nagano
city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Nagano is a core city of Japan[1]. Nagano ranks in the top 9% of core city of japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,380 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Greater Nagano Region Union[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nagano Prefecture[4]
- Country: Japan[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Saigawa River[6], Susobana river[7], Shinano River[8], Okususobana Dam[9]
- Head of government: Kenji Ogiwara[10]
- Continent: Asia[11]
- Instance of: prefectural capital of Japan[12], big city[13], inland city[14], city of Japan[15]
- Shares border with: Suzaka[16], Nakano[17], Chikuma[18], Ueda[19], Ōmachi-shi[20], Chikuhoku[21], Omi[22], Ikusaka[23], Shinano[24], Iizuna[25], Ogawa[26], Hakuba[27], Otari[28], Obuse[29]
- Named after: Nagano[30]
- Twinned administrative body: Clearwater[31]
- Legislative body: Nagano City Council[32]
- Postal code: 380-8512[33]
- Part of: Nagano area[34]
- Commons category: Nagano, Nagano[35]
- Local dialing code: 26[36]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[37], October 16, 1966[38], April 1, 1897[39]
- Located in/on physical feature: Nagano Basin[40]
- Significant event: 1998 Winter Olympics[41]
- Official website: https://www.city.nagano.nagano.jp/[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nagano (city)[43]
- Commons gallery: 長野市[44]
- Population: 387,146[45], 367,184[46], 377,598[47], 381,511[48]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Nagano[49]
- External data available at URL: https://www.city.nagano.nagano.jp/site/opendata/[50]
- Replaces: Shinshūshin[51], Nakajō[52], Toyono[53], Togakushi[54], Kinasa[55], Ōoka[56], Shinonoi[57]
Why It Matters
Nagano has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Nagano is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]