Nagaoka

Summary

Nagaoka is a special city of Japan^[1]. Nagaoka draws 173 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #13 of 33).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nagaoka is located in Niigata Prefecture^[3].
• Nagaoka is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Nagaoka is on the body of water Shinano River^[5].
• Nagaoka is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[6].
• Nagaoka's video is recorded as Nagaoka Festival Fireworks 2012 Extra Large Wide Starmine.webm^[7].
• Nagaoka's image is recorded as Blick-auf-Nagaoka.JPG^[8].
• Nagaoka's image is recorded as Ao-re Nagaoka 20140430 02.jpg^[9].
• Nagaoka's instance of is recorded as special city of Japan^[10].
• Nagaoka's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Nagaoka's instance of is recorded as second-level administrative division^[12].
• Nagaoka's flag image is recorded as Flag of Nagaoka, Niigata.svg^[13].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Niigata^[14].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Tsubame^[15].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Sanjō-shi^[16].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Mitsuke^[17].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Uonuma^[18].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Ojiya^[19].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Tōkamachi-shi^[20].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Kashiwazaki^[21].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Izumozaki^[22].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Kariwa^[23].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Yahiko^[24].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Sado^[25].
• Nagaoka's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Nagaoka, Niigata.svg^[26].
• Nagaoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bamberg^[27].

Body

Geography

Nagaoka is in the country of Japan^[4]. Nagaoka is located in Niigata Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Shinano River^[5], a river^[28], in Japan^[29] and Sea of Japan^[6], a marginal sea^[30], in Russia^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+265868'}^[32], {'amount': '+275133'}^[33], and {'amount': '+282674'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include special city of Japan^[10], big city^[11], and second-level administrative division^[12].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1906-04-01T00:00:00Z^[35] and +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nagaoka include Nagaoka Station^[37], a railway station^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1898^[40].

Why It Matters

Nagaoka draws 173 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #13 of 33).^[2] Nagaoka has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Nagaoka is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Nagaoka include Nagaoka Station^[37], a railway station^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1898^[40].