Gotō, Nagasaki

Gotō
五島市
Douzaki Church
Location of Gotō in Nagasaki Prefecture
Gotō
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 32°42′N 128°50′E / 32.700°N 128.833°E / 32.700; 128.833
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu
PrefectureNagasaki Prefecture
Government
  MayorFutoshi Ideguchi (since September 2024)
Area
  Total
420.81 km2 (162.48 sq mi)
Population
 (March 31, 2017)
  Total
37,775
  Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address853-8501
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.city.goto.nagasaki.jp
Symbols
BirdJapanese white-eye
FlowerCrinum asiaticum
TreeFicus superba

Gotō (五島市, Gotō-shi) is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It comprises the south-west half of the Gotō Islands plus (uninhabited) Danjo and Hizen Torishima archipelagos in the East China Sea. Although the core islands of the city lay some 100 kilometers from Nagasaki, the other archipelagos lay 60 km further to South-West. The city consists of 11 inhabited and 52 uninhabited islands. The three main islands of the city are Fukue, Hisaka, and Naru. As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 37,775 and a population density of 90 persons per km2. The total area is 420.81 km2.