It reads ななおし — Nanao Shi.
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Nanao is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2022, the city had an estimated population of 49,660 people in 21,809 households. The total area of the city was 318.32 square kilometres (122.90 sq mi). Nanao is the fifth largest city by population in Ishikawa, behind Kanazawa, Hakusan, Komatsu, and Kaga.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Nanao.
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七尾市 is read ななおし (Nanao Shi). It is a city in Ishikawa Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Nanao has a population of 50,207 across 318 km², making it the 493rd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 5th largest of the 19 in Ishikawa.
The closest municipalities to Nanao are Nakanoto Machi (9 km), Shika Machi (18 km), Anamizu Machi (20 km).