Ounces (Nagasaki)

Ounce shi 雲仙 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kyushu
Prefecture :	Nagasaki
Coordinates :	32 ° 50 ′  N , 130 ° 11 ′  E Coordinates: 32 ° 50 ′ 7 "  N , 130 ° 11 ′ 15"  E
Basic data
Surface:	206.92 km²
Residents :	41,728 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	202 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	42213-4
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Asiatic flower dogwood
Flower :	Rhododendron kiusianum
town hall
Address :	Unzen City Hall 714 Ushiguchimyō, Azuma-chō Unzen -shi Nagasaki  859-1107
Website URL:	http://www.city.unzen.nagasaki.jp
Location of Unzens in Nagasaki Prefecture

Unzen ( Japanese 雲仙 市 , - shi ) is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan .

geography

Unzen is east of Nagasaki on the Shimabara Peninsula .

history

Unzen was formed on October 1, 2005 from a merger of the Minamitakaki , Kunimi , Mizuho , Azuma , Aino , Chijiwa , Obama and Minamikushiyama communities .

education

There are two public high schools in Unzen today. The "Kunimi High School of Nagasaki Prefecture" ( 長崎 県 立国 見 高等学校 , Nagasaki-kenritsu Kunimi kōtō-gakkō ) in the former Kunimi won the national high school football tournament six times between 1987 and 2003 and has also produced numerous professional football players since the 1980s , including the national players Takuya Takagi , Ryōta Tsuzuki , Yoshito Ōkubo , Yūhei Tokunaga , Sōta Hirayama and Kazuya Yamamura .

traffic

• Streets:
  • National roads 57, 251, 389
• Train:
  • Shimabara Line : to Isahaya

Neighboring cities and communities

• Isahaya
• Shimabara
• Minamishimabara

Web links

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