Nagasaki Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Nagasaki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 4,764 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #33 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: East China Sea[5]
- Head of government: Kengo Oishi[6]
- Capital: Nagasaki[7]
- Shares border with: Saga Prefecture[8]
- Anthem: Minami no Kaze[9]
- Named after: Nagasaki bugyō[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Nagasaki[11], Sasebo[12], Shimabara[13], Isahaya[14], Ōmura-shi[15], Hirado[16], Matsuura[17], Tsushima[18], Iki[19], Goto[20], Saikai[21], Unzen[22], Minamishimabara[23], Nishisonogi district[24]
- Flag: flag of Nagasaki prefecture[25]
- Twinned administrative body: Fujian[26], Busan[27], Shanghai[28]
- Legislative body: Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly[29]
- Executive body: Nagasaki prefectural government[30]
- Commons category: Nagasaki prefecture[31]
- Licence plate code: 長崎[32], 佐世保[33]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[34], Japan Standard Time[35]
- Inception: July 28, 1869[36]
- Highest point: Mount Unzen[37]
- Located in/on physical feature: Kyushu[38]
- Official website: https://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/[39], https://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/pub/chinese/[40], https://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/pub/english/[41], https://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/pub/korean/[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nagasaki Prefecture[43]
- Commons gallery: Nagasaki prefecture[44]
- Population: 1,307,309[45]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portail:Préfecture de Nagasaki[46]
- Office held by head of government: governor of Nagasaki Prefecture[47]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Nagasaki Prefecture include Nagasaki Main Line[48], a railway line[49], in Japan[50], founded in 1891[51].
Why It Matters
Nagasaki Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for it include Nagasaki Main Line[48], a railway line[49], in Japan[50], founded in 1891[51].