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Nagaokakyō (長岡京市 Nagaokakyō-shi?) is a city located in Kyoto, Japan.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 79,306 and the density of 4,070.96 persons per km². The total area is 19.18 km².
The city was founded on October 1, 1972 replacing the town of Nagaoka, which was in turn incorporated by three villages on October 1, 1949. The name of city is derived from Nagaokakyō, the ancient Japanese capital Emperor Kammu established there from 784 until 794 although the major part of the capital including the imperial palace was in the area of present-day Muko.
Sister cities
Izunokuni, Shizuoka, Japan
Arlington, Massachusetts, United States
Ningbo, People's Republic of China
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