Nagaoka

Summary

Nagaoka is a special city of Japan^[1]. Nagaoka draws 864 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 instance of is recorded as special city of Japan^[7].
• Nagaoka's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Nagaoka's instance of is recorded as second-level administrative division^[9].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Niigata^[10].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Tsubame^[11].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Sanjō-shi^[12].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Mitsuke^[13].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Uonuma^[14].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Ojiya^[15].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Tōkamachi-shi^[16].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Kashiwazaki^[17].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Izumozaki^[18].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Kariwa^[19].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Yahiko^[20].
• Nagaoka's shares border with is recorded as Sado^[21].
• Nagaoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bamberg^[22].
• Nagaoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Romainmôtier-Envy^[23].
• Nagaoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trier^[24].
• Nagaoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fort Worth^[25].
• Nagaoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shirataka^[26].
• Nagaoka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Musashino^[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^[7], big city^[8], and second-level administrative division^[9].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1906^[35] and April 1, 1889^[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 864 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].