Chiryu知立市
Chiryu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Chiryu (知立市, Chiryu-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 72,193 (2020 census), area 16.31 km². Borders 3 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Aichi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 知立市
- Reading
- Chiryu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Aichi 愛知県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 72,193 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- +2.4% from 70,501
- Area
- 16.31 km²
- Density
- 4,426 people per km²
- Households
- 31,694
- Under 15
- 13.5%
- 65 and over
- 20.2%
- Foreign residents
- 5,071 (7.0%)
- Code
- 23225 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.chiryu.aichi.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
3 places share a land border with Chiryu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Chiryu
- Is Chiryu a city or a prefecture?
- Chiryu (知立市) is a city (市, shi) in Aichi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Chiryu?
- Chiryu is in Aichi Prefecture (愛知県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Chiryu?
- 72,193 at the 2020 census, up 2.4% from 70,501 in 2015. The area is 16.31 km², which is 4,426 people per km². 31,694 households. 20.2% of residents are 65 or older and 13.5% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Chiryu?
- Three: Kariya City (刈谷市), Toyota City (豊田市), and Anjo City (安城市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chiryu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Chiryu written in Japanese?
- 知立市, read Chiryu-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
- How does an address in Chiryu begin?
- 愛知県知立市… (Aichi-ken, Chiryu-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.