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is the fourth largest and the third most prosperous city in Japan. Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Hakata. It is also the center of Japan's third largest metropolitan region, known as the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.
History The city was founded on October 1, 1889, and was designated on September 1, 1956 by government ordinance. The city's name was historically written as the older Emperor of that time(also read as Nagoya), and as the city is located between Kyoto, Shikoku and Tokyo, it was also historically known as . Sightseeing
Wards Nagoya has 16 : Demographics One of the earliest census carried out in 1889 gave nagoya's population as 157,496. It reached 1 million mark in 1934 and as of 2004, the city has an estimated population of 2,202,111 with a density of 6,745 persons per km². There are estimated to be 945,328 households in the city,which is a significant increase from 153,370 they had at the end of the World War II,in 1945. The total area is 326.45 km². Its metropolitan area extends into Mie and Gifu prefectures, with a total population of about 9 million people, with only Osaka and Tokyo being larger. Transportation Nagoya is served by Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) in the city of Tokoname and by Nagoya Airport (Komaki Airport) (NKM) which is located in the cities of Komaki and Kasugai. On February 17,2005, all of Nagoya Airport's commercial flights (except for flights operated by J-Air) moved to Centrair. Nagoya Airport is now used as a general aviation and airbase facility. Nagoya Station, the world's largest train station by floor area, is on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Tōkaidō Main Line, and Chuo Main Line, among others. The Nagoya Railroad and Kinki Nippon Electric Railway provide regional rail service to points in the Tōkai and Kansai regions. The city is also serviced by the Nagoya Subway. Economy
Sports Nagoya is home to several professional sports teams: Nagoya is also home of the Shonai FC amateur football club and Nagoya Barbarians amateur rugby football club. Sister cities Nagoya has 5 sister cities*: The Nagoya International Center promotes international exchange in the local community. Others Also town on Batam Island, Riau Islands Province, Indonesia | ||||||||||||
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