Nishio西尾市
Nishio-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Nishio (西尾市, Nishio-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 169,046 (2020 census), area 161.22 km². Borders 5 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
- 西尾市
- Reading
- Nishio-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Aichi 愛知県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 169,046 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- +0.6% from 167,990
- Area
- 161.22 km²
- Density
- 1,049 people per km²
- Households
- 62,024
- Under 15
- 14.0%
- 65 and over
- 25.8%
- Foreign residents
- 9,173 (5.4%)
- Code
- 23213 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.nishio.aichi.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Nishio. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Nishio
- Is Nishio a city or a prefecture?
- Nishio (西尾市) 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 Nishio?
- Nishio 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 Nishio?
- 169,046 at the 2020 census, up 0.6% from 167,990 in 2015. The area is 161.22 km², which is 1,049 people per km². 62,024 households. 25.8% of residents are 65 or older and 14.0% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Nishio?
- Five: Okazaki City (岡崎市), Hekinan City (碧南市), Anjo City (安城市), Gamagori City (蒲郡市), and Kota Town (幸田町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nishio in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Nishio written in Japanese?
- 西尾市, read Nishio-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 Nishio begin?
- 愛知県西尾市… (Aichi-ken, Nishio-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.