It reads ながおかし — Nagaoka Shi.
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Nagaoka is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It is the second largest city in the prefecture, after the capital city of Niigata. As of 4 August 2021, the city had an estimated population of 264,611 in 109,283 households and a population density of 300 inhabitants per square kilometre (780/sq mi). The total area of the city was 891.06 square kilometres (344.04 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Nagaoka.
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長岡市 is read ながおかし (Nagaoka Shi). It is a city in Niigata Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Nagaoka has a population of 265,868 across 891 km², making it the 83rd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 2nd largest of the 30 in Niigata.
The closest municipalities to Nagaoka are Mitsuke Shi (11 km), Ojiya Shi (15 km), Izumozaki Machi (15 km).