Nagakute, Aichi

Nagakute
長久手市
—  City  —
Location of Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture
Nagakute
 
Coordinates:
Country Japan
Region Tōkai region
Chūbu region
Prefecture Aichi Prefecture
Area
 • Total 21.54 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
Population (November 2010)
 • Total 52,017
 • Density 2,410/km2 (6,241.9/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree Maple
- Flower Satsuki azalea
Phone number 0561-63-1111
Address 60-1, Yazako, Shironouchi, Nagakute-shi, Aichi, Japan
480-1196
Website www.town.nagakute.aichi.jp/english/salon/top e.html

Nagakute (長久手市 Nagakute-shi?) is a city located in Aichi, Japan.

The town of Nagakute was located in Aichi District, and gained city status on January 4, 2012. This leaves Aichi District with one municipality.[1]

On March 25, 2005, Expo 2005 opened with its main site being in Nagakute. The expo ran until September 25, 2005.

Contents

Transportation

The Linimo, a magnetic levitation train, runs through Nagakute from Fujigaoka in Nagoya to Toyota City.

Education

Twinning

Nagakute is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ 市制施行準備(平成24年1月4日「長久手市」誕生に向けて) Nagakute Town official site, retrieved on August 13, 2011 (Japanese)

External links

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