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Nara City
Photo: Nara City Sightseeing Information Center, Kofuku-ji Temple
Photo taken by Tatehiko Yano
Nara City
Head of City Government
Mr. Gen Nakagawa, Mayor
Assumed mayoralty of Nara City (fourth term) in July 2009
Location
Seal
Area
276.94 km
2
(2024)
Population
349,385(As of Jan 2024)
Men: 163,203 Women: 186,182
GDP
JPY1.1087trilliom (FY2020)
Upper tier
Nara Prefecture
Geographical features
Located in the northern part of Nara Prefecture, Nara City is the location of the prefectural government. The city stretches long and narrow in the east-west direction, and the area east of Mt. Kasuga is characterized by rolling hills as the northern end of the Yamato Highlands. The area west of Mt Kasuga is flat and is the northern edge of the Nara Basin (Yamato Plains). In the north there are the Narayama Hills that run into the southern hills of Kyoto Prefecture.
Main industries
Tourism related industries, traditional handicrafts, tea, Sake,etc.
Symbols
City flower: Double cherry blossoms
City tree: Quercus gilva Blume
City bird: Japanese nightingale
Number of visitors
Total 9,294,000 (2022)
Official website
http://www.city.nara.lg.jp/
Sources: Information provided by Nara City (including the official website); Official website of Nara Prefecture
(As of March, 2024)
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