Nagara, Chiba


Nagara is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of April 2012, the town had an estimated population of 7,870, and a population density of 167 persons per km². The total area is 47.20 km².

Geography

Located in the mountainous area that divides the center of Bōsō Peninsula, Nagara has little flat terrain. The town consists primarily of rolling, sometimes steep, hills. While the town has no major rivers, several dams, including the Nagara Dam, have been constructed to support the water sources of the Bōsō Peninsula.

Neighboring municipalities

The current town was formed in 1955 by the merger of the villages of Nagara and Hiyoshi, and part of the village of Mizukami under the period of municipal mergers and dissolutions in Japan in the 1950s. The primary economic activities are agriculture and golf courses.

Transportation

Railways

Nagara is not served by a train line. The closest train station to Nagara is the Sotobō Line at Mobara Station.

Bus service

Kominato Bus, a service of the Kominato Railway Company.

Highways

Junior high schools