Nara
city in Nara prefecture, Japan
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Nara is a core city of Japan located in Nara Prefecture within the country of Japan. The city was established on February 1, 1898.
As of 2021, the population stood at 352k[1]. The total area covers 276.8.
Key Facts
- Member of: League of Historical Cities[3], Organization of World Heritage Cities[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nara Prefecture[5]
- Country: Japan[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Saho River[7], Tomio River[8], Yamato River[9]
- Head of government: Motonobu Nakagawa[10]
- Instance of: prefectural capital of Japan[11], big city[12], city of Japan[13], tourist destination[14], city for international conferences and tourism[15]
- Shares border with: Iga[16], Kizugawa[17], Kasagi[18], Seika[19], Minamiyamashiro[20], Ikoma[21], Yamatokōriyama[22], Tenri[23], Sakurai[24], Uda[25], Yamazoe[26]
- Named after: Nara[27]
- Twinned administrative body: Versailles[28], Canberra[29], Gyeongju[30], Toledo[31], Xi'an[32], Yangzhou[33], Tagajō[34], Kōriyama[35]
- Legislative body: Nara City Council[36]
- Postal code: 630-8580[37]
- Commons category: Nara, Nara[38]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[39]
- Local dialing code: 742[40]
- Inception: February 1, 1898[41], April 1, 1889[42]
- Located in/on physical feature: Nara Basin[43], Yamato Highlands[44]
- Pseudonym: 南都[45]
- Significant event: Siege of Nara[46]
- Mascot: Shikamaro-kun[47]
- Official website: https://www.city.nara.lg.jp/[48]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nara, Nara[49]
- Commons gallery: 奈良市[50]
- Population: 352,377[51], 368,636[52], 360,310[53], 366,591[54]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Nara[55]
Why It Matters
Nara has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Nara is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]