was a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Kita District,
Ehime Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Tok ...
,
Japan.
In 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 8,765 and a
density
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of 117.19 persons per km². The total area was 74.79 km².
On January 11, 2005, Nagahama, along with the town of
Hijikawa and the village of
Kawabe (all from
Kita District), was merged into the expanded city of
Ōzu and no longer exists as an independent
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
.
Located on the coast, some of Nagahama's industries include fishing, logging, and a traditional wooden sandal factory. It is renowned in its area for its
fugu (blowfish) sushi.
There is an observatory in Nagahama from which a view of the Hijikawa River feeding into the
Seto Inland Sea can be seen. There is a famous old drawbridge that is the oldest of its kind in Japan still in use.
Iyo-Nagahama Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "S12".
Lines
Iyo-Nagahama Station is located on the older, original, branch of the Yosan Line which run ...
serves Nagahama and has been featured in several movies.
Nagahama is also known as Iyo-Nagahama and is not to be confused with
Nagahama City in
Shiga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the north ...
.
Climate
References
External links
Official website of Ōzu
Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture
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