Nagara, Chiba

Nagara 長柄町
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Location of Nagara in Chiba Prefecture
Nagara
Coordinates: 35°26′N 140°14′E / 35.433°N 140.233°E / 35.433; 140.233Coordinates: 35°26′N 140°14′E / 35.433°N 140.233°E / 35.433; 140.233
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Chiba Prefecture
District	Chōsei District
Area
- Total	47.20 km2 (18.2 sq mi)
Population (March 1, 2010 est.)
- Total	8,117
- Density	172/km2 (445.5/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Phone number	0475-35-2111
Address	712 Sakuradani, Nagara-machi, Chōsei-gun, Chiba-ken 297-0218
Website	Town of Nagara

Nagara (長柄町, Nagara-machi^?) is a town located in Chōsei District, Chiba, Japan. As of Mar. 1, 2010, the town had an estimated population of 8,117 and a density of 172 persons per km². The total area is 47.20 km².

Geography

Located in the mountainous area that divides the center of Bōsō Peninsula, Nagara has little flat terrain. The town consists primarily of rolling, sometimes steep, hills. While the town has no major rivers, several dams, including the Nagara Dam, have been constructed to support the water sources of the Bōsō Peninsula.

Neighboring municipalities

• Ichihara
• Mobara
• Chōnan

History

The current town was formed in 1955 by the merger of the villages of Nagara and Hiyoshi, and part of the village of Mizukami under the period of municipal mergers and dissolutions in Japan in the 1950s. The primary economic activities are agriculture and golf courses.

Transportation

Railways

Nagara is not served by a train line. The closest train station to Nagara is the Sotobō Line at Mobara Station.

Bus service

Kominato Bus, a service of the Kominato Railway Company.

Highways

• Prefectural Route 13, Ichihara-Mobara
• Prefectural Route 14, Chiba-Mobara

Education

Junior high schools

• Nagara Junior High School

Elementary schools

• Nagara Elementary School
• Hiyoshi Elementary School
• Mizukami Elementary School

Local attractions

Nagara Dam

• Gensō-ji
• Iio-ji
• Nagara Dam
• Japan Aerobics Center

Noted people from Nagara

• Minoru Ōta, admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy
• Shibata Ainosuke, action-film actor

External links

• Nagara official website in Japanese

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