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Nagano (city)

Eastern Asia

Nagano is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, located in the Nagano Basin in the central Chubu region of Japan, and is categorized as a core city. Nagano City is the highest prefectural capital in Japan, at an altitude of 371.4 meters.

Facts
Population
365,296 1
Area (sq km)
834.85 2
Founding Year
1889 2
Latitude
36.648667 degrees north 2
Longitude
138.194694 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC+09:00 5
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Capital Of

Source GeoNames: Nagano - GeoNames
Sources
1. Nagano (city) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    As of 1 July 2023, the city had an estimated population of 365,296 in 160,625 households, and a population density of 438 persons per km².
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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2. Nagano (city) (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 36.648667, longitude 138.194694
  • P2046 (area)
    area 834.85 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1889
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 36.6487,138.1947
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 365.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.75, 138.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.75, 138.25
36.75 138.25 Dfb
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5. GeoNames: Nagano - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1856215, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.02 km)
    36.65 138.18333 P PPLA JP 26 1856209 372760 372 Asia/Tokyo
  • Capital Of: Nagano Prefecture, cities500 record 1856215, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 26)
    36.65 138.18333 P PPLA JP 26 1856209 372760 372 Asia/Tokyo
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