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Hagi
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Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Chūgoku ( San'yō )
- Prefecture
- Yamaguchi
- Hagi town
- April 1, 1889
- Hagi city
- July 1, 1932
- Mayor
- Fumio Tanaka (from Mar 2021)
- Total
- 698.31 km (269.62 sq mi)
- Density
- 61.911/km (160.35/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00 ( JST )
- City hall address
- 510 Emukai, Hagi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 758-8555
- Climate
- Cfa
- Website
- Official website
- Flower
- Camellia japonica and Lespedeza
- Fruit
- Natsumikan
- Tree
- Chamaecyparis obtusa and Pine
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city of Japan
- Official name
- 萩市
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Abu district
- Population
- 53747
- Area
- 698.31
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
- Body of water
- Sea of Japan
- Capital of
- Chōshū Domain
- Shares border with
- Tsuwano
- Official website
- www.city.hagi.lg.jp
- Image
- Hagi old town.jpg
Show 12 more facts
- name in kana
- はぎし
- Commons category
- Hagi, Yamaguchi
- topic's main category
- Category:Hagi, Yamaguchi
- native label
- 萩市
- twinned administrative body
- Shimoda
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Hagi
- inception
- 2005-03-06
- social media followers
- 9805
- official symbol
- Lampyridae
- contains
- Abu
- different from
- Gheorghe Hagi
- associated electoral district
- Yamaguchi 3rd district
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Encyclopedic overview
Aerial view of central Hagi Main keep (tenshu) of Hagi Castle, before 1880 Hagi (萩市, Hagi-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [haꜜ.ɡʲi, -ŋʲi, ha.ɡʲiꜜ.ɕi, -ŋʲiꜜ.ɕi], locally [ha.ɡʲiꜜ, -ŋʲiꜜ]) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2023, the city had an estimated population of 43,233 in 22,803 households and a population density of 62 persons per km². The total area of the city is 698.31 square kilometres (269.62 sq mi). It is known for being the birthplace of Hagi ware, a type of Japanese pottery.
Geography
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