Inazawa稲沢市
Inazawa-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Inazawa (稲沢市, Inazawa-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 134,751 (2020 census), area 79.35 km². Borders 6 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
- 稲沢市
- Reading
- Inazawa-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Aichi 愛知県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 134,751 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -1.5% from 136,867
- Area
- 79.35 km²
- Density
- 1,698 people per km²
- Households
- 52,005
- Under 15
- 12.8%
- 65 and over
- 27.8%
- Foreign residents
- 3,318 (2.5%)
- Code
- 23220 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.inazawa.aichi.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
6 places share a land border with Inazawa. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Inazawa
- Is Inazawa a city or a prefecture?
- Inazawa (稲沢市) 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 Inazawa?
- Inazawa 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 Inazawa?
- 134,751 at the 2020 census, down 1.5% from 136,867 in 2015. The area is 79.35 km², which is 1,698 people per km². 52,005 households. 27.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Inazawa?
- Six: Hashima City (羽島市) in Gifu, Kaizu City (海津市) in Gifu, Ichinomiya City (一宮市), Aisai City (愛西市), Kiyosu City (清須市), and Ama City (あま市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Inazawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Inazawa written in Japanese?
- 稲沢市, read Inazawa-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 Inazawa begin?
- 愛知県稲沢市… (Aichi-ken, Inazawa-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.