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Also known as Shinkamigoto Town, Shinkamigoto-cho

is a town located in Minami-Matsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan,encompassing the islands of Nakadori, Wakamatsu and other surrounding islands.It was the headquarters of the Aokata Family, part of the Matsuura clan, who recorded the "Aokata Documents".

Key facts

Settlement.name
Shin-Kamigotō
Settlement.native_name_lang
ja
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
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Office building of shinkamigotouchow.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Shin-Kamigotō Town Office
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Flag of Shinkamigoto, Nagasaki.svg
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Emblem of Shinkamigoto, Nagasaki.svg
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Shinkamigoto in Nagasaki Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Shin-Kamigotō in Nagasaki Prefecture
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Japan
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Location in Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Kyushu
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Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Nagasaki Prefecture
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District

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Official website

新上五島町公式サイト|長崎県 五島列島 しんかみごとうちょう

長崎県の五島列島に位置する新上五島町(しんかみごとうちょう)。世界遺産に認定された「頭ヶ島の集落」をはじめ、自然美と歴史が織りなす魅力溢れる観光地が集約した島です。

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town of Japan
Country
Japan
Population
22074
Area
213.99
Time zone
UTC+09:00
Image
Office building of shinkamigotouchow.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Shinkamigoto, Nagasaki
Commons category
Shinkamigoto, Nagasaki
inception
2004-08-01
associated electoral district
Nagasaki 3rd district
native label
新上五島町
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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Location
  • Etymology
  • Climate
  • Population
  • Changes in population
  • History
  • Timeline
  • Place Names
  • Changes in administrative divisions
  • Town Government
  • Industries
  • Gallery
  • Transportation
  • Highway
  • References
  • External links

is a town located in Minami-Matsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan,encompassing the islands of Nakadori, Wakamatsu and other surrounding islands.It was the headquarters of the Aokata Family, part of the Matsuura clan, who recorded the "Aokata Documents".

== History == The town was established on August 1, 2004, after the merger of the towns of Arikawa, Kamigotō, Narao, Shin-Uonome and Wakamatsu, all from Minami-Matsuura District. Following this merger, it became the only municipality in the Minami-Matsuura District.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shinkamigoto” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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