Kani可児市
Kani-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Kani (可児市, Kani-shi) is a city in Gifu Prefecture. Population 99,968 (2020 census), area 87.57 km². Borders 7 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Gifu Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 可児市
- Reading
- Kani-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Gifu 岐阜県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 99,968 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- +1.3% from 98,695
- Area
- 87.57 km²
- Density
- 1,142 people per km²
- Households
- 39,996
- Under 15
- 13.0%
- 65 and over
- 28.1%
- Foreign residents
- 8,026 (8.0%)
- Code
- 21214 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.kani.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
7 places share a land border with Kani. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Kani
- Is Kani a city or a prefecture?
- Kani (可児市) is a city (市, shi) in Gifu Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Kani?
- Kani is in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県), 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 Kani?
- 99,968 at the 2020 census, up 1.3% from 98,695 in 2015. The area is 87.57 km², which is 1,142 people per km². 39,996 households. 28.1% of residents are 65 or older and 13.0% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Kani?
- Seven: Tajimi City (多治見市), Minokamo City (美濃加茂市), Toki City (土岐市), Sakahogi Town (坂祝町), Yaotsu Town (八百津町), Mitake Town (御嵩町), and Inuyama City (犬山市) in Aichi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kani in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Kani written in Japanese?
- 可児市, read Kani-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 Kani begin?
- 岐阜県可児市… (Gifu-ken, Kani-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.