Kiryu桐生市
Kiryu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Kiryu (桐生市, Kiryu-shi) is a city in Gunma Prefecture. Population 106,445 (2020 census), area 274.45 km². Borders 7 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Gunma Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 桐生市
- Reading
- Kiryu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Gunma 群馬県
- Region
- Kantō 関東
- Population
- 106,445 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -7.2% from 114,714
- Area
- 274.45 km²
- Density
- 388 people per km²
- Households
- 44,971
- Under 15
- 9.4%
- 65 and over
- 36.2%
- Foreign residents
- 1,697 (1.6%)
- Code
- 10203 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.kiryu.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
7 places share a land border with Kiryu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Kiryu
- Is Kiryu a city or a prefecture?
- Kiryu (桐生市) is a city (市, shi) in Gunma Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Kiryu?
- Kiryu is in Gunma Prefecture (群馬県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Kiryu?
- 106,445 at the 2020 census, down 7.2% from 114,714 in 2015. The area is 274.45 km², which is 388 people per km². 44,971 households. 36.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.4% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Kiryu?
- Seven: Ashikaga City (足利市) in Tochigi, Sano City (佐野市) in Tochigi, Maebashi City (前橋市), Isesaki City (伊勢崎市), Ota City (太田市), Numata City (沼田市), and Midori City (みどり市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kiryu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Kiryu written in Japanese?
- 桐生市, read Kiryu-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 Kiryu begin?
- 群馬県桐生市… (Gunma-ken, Kiryu-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.