Nagasaki

Summary

Nagasaki is a core city of Japan^[1]. Nagasaki has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Nagasaki is located in Nagasaki Prefecture^[3].
• Nagasaki is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Nagasaki is on the body of water Nagasaki Bay^[5].
• Nagasaki is on the body of water Tachibana Bay^[6].
• Nagasaki is on the body of water Urakami River^[7].
• Nagasaki's head of government is recorded as Shirō Suzuki^[8].
• Nagasaki's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[9].
• Nagasaki's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[10].
• Nagasaki's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Nagasaki's instance of is recorded as port city^[12].
• Nagasaki's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[13].
• Nagasaki's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[14].
• Nagasaki's shares border with is recorded as Isahaya^[15].
• Nagasaki's shares border with is recorded as Saikai^[16].
• Nagasaki's shares border with is recorded as Togitsu^[17].
• Nagasaki's shares border with is recorded as Nagayo^[18].
• Nagasaki's anthem is recorded as Nagasaki shika^[19].
• Nagasaki's headquarters location is recorded as Q11652466^[20].
• Nagasaki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hiroshima^[21].
• Nagasaki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint Paul^[22].
• Nagasaki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santos^[23].
• Nagasaki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Porto^[24].
• Nagasaki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Middelburg^[25].
• Nagasaki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fuzhou^[26].
• Nagasaki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vaux-sur-Aure^[27].

Body

Geography

Nagasaki is in the country of Japan^[4]. Nagasaki is located in Nagasaki Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Nagasaki Bay^[5], a bay^[28], in Japan^[29]; Tachibana Bay^[6], a bay^[30], in Japan^[31]; and Urakami River^[7], a river^[32], in Japan^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+404656'}^[34], {'amount': '+429508'}^[35], {'amount': '+443766'}^[36], and {'amount': '+434065'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan^[9], prefectural capital of Japan^[10], big city^[11], port city^[12], city for international conferences and tourism^[13], and city of Japan^[14].

History and Context

April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Nagasaki^[38].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nagasaki include Nagasaki Airport^[39], an artificial island airport^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1975^[42] and Nagasaki incident^[43], a riot^[44], in Empire of Japan^[45].

Why It Matters

Nagasaki has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Nagasaki is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Nagasaki include Nagasaki Airport^[39], an artificial island airport^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1975^[42] and Nagasaki incident^[43], a riot^[44], in Empire of Japan^[45].