Isahaya, Nagasaki




City in Kyushu, Japan






























































Isahaya


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諫早市

City

Megane Bridge of Isahaya Park
Megane Bridge of Isahaya Park





Flag of Isahaya
Flag

Official seal of Isahaya
Emblem

Location of Isahaya in Nagasaki Prefecture
Location of Isahaya in Nagasaki Prefecture



Isahaya is located in Japan

Isahaya

Isahaya



Location in Japan

Coordinates: 32°51′N 130°4′E / 32.850°N 130.067°E / 32.850; 130.067Coordinates: 32°51′N 130°4′E / 32.850°N 130.067°E / 32.850; 130.067
Country Japan
Region Kyushu
Prefecture Nagasaki Prefecture
Government

 • Mayor Akio Miyamoto (since April 2009)
Area

 • Total 341.79 km2 (131.97 sq mi)
Population
(March 1, 2017)

 • Total 135,546
 • Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Symbols

 • Tree Euonymus hamiltonianus
 • Flower Rhododendron
Time zone
UTC+9 (JST)
City hall address 854-8601
Website www.city.isahaya.nagasaki.jp

Isahaya (諫早市, Isahaya-shi) is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on September 1, 1940.


As of July 1, 2018, the city has an estimated population of 135,546 and a population density of 397 persons per km². The total area is 341.79 km2 (131.97 sq mi).


On March 1, 2005, the towns of Tarami, Moriyama, Iimori, Takaki and Konagai (all from Kitatakaki District) were merged to create the new and expanded city of Isahaya. The city was once part of Kitatakaki District, but due to this merger, the district has no more municipalities left and the district was officially dissolved as a result of this merger.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 Surrounding municipalities




  • 3 Education


  • 4 Transportation


    • 4.1 Railways


    • 4.2 Highways




  • 5 Sister cities


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History


In July 1957, a severe downpour within Nagasaki caused a large flood in Isahaya, with over 500 casualties and 3500 injuries reported in Isahaya alone.[1]



Geography


Located in the central part of Nagasaki Prefecture. To the north of Isahaya City are mountainous lands of the Takayama mountain range. To the west is the base of the Nagasaki Peninsula and to the south is the base of Shimabara Peninsula. The northeastern part of the city area is surrounded by the three seas of Omura Bay in the northwest, Ariake Sea (Isahaya Bay) on the east side and Tachibana Bay on the south side.


Major land reclamation projects have occurred which added plains in the Ariake Sea. The biggest is the Isahaya Bay reclamation project (諫早湾干拓事業) by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries that started in 1989. Embankments and sluice gates were built and a total of 35 km2 has been reclaimed as of 2018.




Surrounding municipalities



  • Nagasaki Prefecture

    • Nagasaki

    • Ōmura

    • Unzen

    • Nagayo



  • Saga Prefecture
    • Tara




Education


Isahaya contains a private university, namely the Nagasaki Wesleyan University. Furthermore, Isahaya have five vocational schools, eight high schools, 16 junior high schools and 28 elementary schools in total.



Transportation



Railways




  • JR Kyushu


    • Nagasaki Main Line: Konagai - Nagasato - Yue - Oe - Hizen-Nagata - Higashi-Isahaya - Isahaya - Nishi-Isahaya - Kikitsu - Ichinuno


    • Ōmura Line: Isahaya




  • Shimabara Railway

    • Shimabara Railway Line: Isahaya - Hon-Isahaya - Saiwai - Onohonmachi - Kantakunosato - Moriyama - Kamanohana - Isahaya-higashi-kōkōmae




Highways



  • Nagasaki Expressway

  • Japan national route

    • Route 34

    • Route 57

    • Route 207

    • Route 251





Sister cities




  • China Zhangzhou, China


  • United States Athens, Tennessee, United States



References





  1. ^ "1957年(昭和32) 7月 諫早豪雨". Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 September 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links




  • Media related to Isahaya, Nagasaki at Wikimedia Commons


  • Isahaya City official website (in Japanese)












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