Nagaoka, Niigata

Nagaoka
長岡市
Nagaoka Matsuri and Fireworks
Echigo Hillside ParkTeradomari Fish Market
Yukyuzan ParkChosei BridgeNishiki Koi
Flag of Nagaoka
Official seal of Nagaoka
Location of Nagaoka in Niigata
Location of Nagaoka in Niigata
Nagaoka is located in Japan
Nagaoka
Nagaoka
Coordinates: 37°26′46.3″N 138°51′4.5″E / 37.446194°N 138.851250°E / 37.446194; 138.851250
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Hokuriku)
PrefectureNiigata
Founded1616
City establishedApril 1, 1906
Government
 • MayorTatsunobu Isoda
Area
 • Total891.06 km2 (344.04 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total266,539
 • Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0258-35-1122
Address1-4-10 Otedori, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 940-8501
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FishNishiki koi
FlowerAzalea
TreeZelkova serrata

Nagaoka (長岡市, Nagaoka-shi) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It is the second largest city in the prefecture, after the capital city of Niigata. As of 4 August 2021, the city had an estimated population of 264,611 in 109,283 households[1] and a population density of 300 inhabitants per square kilometre (780/sq mi). The total area of the city was 891.06 square kilometres (344.04 sq mi).[2]

  1. ^ "人口と世帯数 (Population and number of households)". Nagaoka City Website (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ "プロフイール (Profile)". Nagaoka City Website. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013.