Kani可児市

Kani-shi. The name ends in (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.

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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.