Gotō, Nagasaki
| Japanese Name: | 五島市 |
|---|---|
| Prefecture: | Nagasaki |
| Population: | 42,447 |
| Area: | 420.77: |
| Longitude | 128.8408292 |
| Latitude | 32.6955241 |
| Homepage: | http://www3.city.goto.nagasaki.jp/ |
Gotō, Nagasaki
Gotō (五島市, Gotō-shi) is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It comprises the south-west half of the Gotō Islands plus (uninhabited) Danjo and Hizen Torishima archipelagos in the East China Sea. Although the core islands of city lay some 100 kilometers from Nagasaki, the other archipelagos lay 60 km further to South-West. The city consists of 11 inhabited and 52 uninhabited islands. The three main islands of the city are Fukue, Hisaka, and Naru.
As of January 1, 2009, the city has an estimated population of 41,657 and a population density of 99 persons per km2. The total area is 420.81 km2.
