Nagato (長門市; -shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Yamaguchi Prefecture (å±±å£ç Yamaguchi-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ...
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 23,356 and the density of 153.25 persons per km². The total area is 152.40 km². 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The city was founded on March 31, 1954. March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Nagato (Japanese: 長門国, Nagato no kuni), often called Choshu (長州, Chōshū), was a province of Japan.
Nagato was ruled by the Mori clan before and after the Battle of Sekigahara.
In 1871 with the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration, the provinces of Nagato and Suo were combined to eventually establish Yamaguchi prefecture.