Kitanagoya北名古屋市

Kitanagoya-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Kitanagoya (北名古屋市, Kitanagoya-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 86,385 (2020 census), area 18.37 km². Borders 7 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.

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Facts

Japanese name

北名古屋市

Reading

Kitanagoya-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

86,385 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.7% from 84,133

Area

18.37 km²

Density

4,703 people per km²

Households

36,117

Under 15

14.1%

65 and over

24.4%

Foreign residents

2,073 (2.4%)

Code

23234 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kitanagoya.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Kitanagoya. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kita Ward北区(Nagoya)
• Nishi Ward西区(Nagoya)
• Ichinomiya City一宮市
• Komaki City小牧市
• Iwakura City岩倉市
• Kiyosu City清須市
• Toyoyama Town豊山町

Questions about Kitanagoya

Is Kitanagoya a city or a prefecture?

Kitanagoya (北名古屋市) 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 Kitanagoya?

Kitanagoya 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 Kitanagoya?

86,385 at the 2020 census, up 2.7% from 84,133 in 2015. The area is 18.37 km², which is 4,703 people per km². 36,117 households. 24.4% of residents are 65 or older and 14.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kitanagoya?

Seven: Kita Ward (北区) of Nagoya, Nishi Ward (西区) of Nagoya, Ichinomiya City (一宮市), Komaki City (小牧市), Iwakura City (岩倉市), Kiyosu City (清須市), and Toyoyama Town (豊山町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kitanagoya in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kitanagoya written in Japanese?

北名古屋市, read Kitanagoya-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 Kitanagoya begin?

愛知県北名古屋市… (Aichi-ken, Kitanagoya-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.