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city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Key facts

Country
Japan
Region
Tōhoku
Prefecture
Yamagata
Total
214.67 km (82.88 sq mi)
Density
123.29/km (319.31/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
Phone number
0238-84-2111
Address
5-1 Mamanoue, Nagai-shi, Yamagata-ken 993-8601
Climate
Cfa / Dfa
Website
Official website
Flower
Iris
Tree
Azalea

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city of Japan
Country
Japan
Population
29473
Area
214.67
Shares border with
Asahi
Image
Nagai city hall.JPG
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twinned administrative body
Shuangyashan
Commons category
Nagai, Yamagata
topic's main category
Category:Nagai, Yamagata
native label
長井市
name in kana
ながいし
inception
1954-11-15
associated electoral district
Yamagata 2nd district
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Encyclopedic overview

Sakura by the Mogami River Nagai (長井市, Nagai-shi) is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, and since August 2025 has been officially designated as the Japanese "hometown" for the United Republic of Tanzania. In conjunction with Japan's METI internship program and JICA's African Business Education Initiative for Youth, seeks to deepen Japan-Africa relations. Under METI's program; fully funded internships, job matching, and visa support for young professionals from developing countries are provided. JICA's ABE Initiative, exclusively designed for young professionals in African nations, is a long-term, comprehensive program. It is a combination of a master's degree program at a Japanese university followed by an internship at a Japanese company. As of 1 February 2020, the city had an estimated population of 26,466 in 9940 households, and a population density of 120 people per km. The total area of the city is 214.67 square kilometres (83 sq mi).

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nagai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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