Iwakura岩倉市
Iwakura-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Iwakura (岩倉市, Iwakura-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 47,983 (2020 census), area 10.47 km². Borders 4 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
- 岩倉市
- Reading
- Iwakura-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Aichi 愛知県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 47,983 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- +0.9% from 47,562
- Area
- 10.47 km²
- Density
- 4,583 people per km²
- Households
- 21,498
- Under 15
- 12.3%
- 65 and over
- 25.7%
- Foreign residents
- 2,706 (5.6%)
- Code
- 23228 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.iwakura.aichi.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
4 places share a land border with Iwakura. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Iwakura
- Is Iwakura a city or a prefecture?
- Iwakura (岩倉市) 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 Iwakura?
- Iwakura 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 Iwakura?
- 47,983 at the 2020 census, up 0.9% from 47,562 in 2015. The area is 10.47 km², which is 4,583 people per km². 21,498 households. 25.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.3% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Iwakura?
- Four: Ichinomiya City (一宮市), Konan City (江南市), Komaki City (小牧市), and Kitanagoya City (北名古屋市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iwakura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Iwakura written in Japanese?
- 岩倉市, read Iwakura-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 Iwakura begin?
- 愛知県岩倉市… (Aichi-ken, Iwakura-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.