Isahaya

Isahaya City Hall
Isahaya-shi ; 諫早市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kyushu
Prefecture :	Nagasaki
Coordinates :	32 ° 51 ' N , 130 ° 3' E Coordinates: 32 ° 50 '39 " N , 130 ° 3' 12" E
Basic data
Surface:	321.23 km²
Residents :	134,503 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	419 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	42204-5
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Euonymus chibae
Flower :	Rhododendron degronianum var. Heptamerum
town hall
Address :	Isahaya City Hall ; 1 - 1 , Higashikōji-machi; Isahaya -shi ; Nagasaki 854-8601
Website URL:	http://www.city.isahaya.nagasaki.jp
Location of Isahayas in Nagasaki Prefecture

Isahaya ( Japanese 諫早市 , -shi ) is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan .

geography

Isahaya is north of Nagasaki and west of Fukuoka .

The community is surrounded by water on three sides. In the east is the Ariake Sea , in the south the Tachibana Bay and in the west the Ōmura Bay . The latter two are separated from each other by the Shimabara Peninsula in southeast Isahaya.

history

The city was named shi on September 1, 1940 .

On July 25, 1957, there was a record flood in which 630 people died. This led to the transfer of the Meganebashi Bridge to Isahaya Park and the victims are commemorated every year with a Buddhist lantern festival .