Kanazawa金沢市

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

Kanazawa (金沢市, Kanazawa-shi) is a city in Ishikawa Prefecture. Population 463,254 (2020 census), area 468.79 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Ishikawa 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

金沢市

Reading

Kanazawa-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ishikawa 石川県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

463,254 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.5% from 465,699

Area

468.79 km²

Density

988 people per km²

Households

207,520

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

26.7%

Foreign residents

5,704 (1.2%)

Code

17201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www4.city.kanazawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Kanazawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Oyabe City小矢部市(Toyama)
• Nanto City南砺市(Toyama)
• Hakusan City白山市
• Nonoichi City野々市市
• Tsubata Town津幡町
• Uchinada Town内灘町

Questions about Kanazawa

Is Kanazawa a city or a prefecture?

Kanazawa (金沢市) is a city (市, shi) in Ishikawa Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Kanazawa?

Kanazawa is in Ishikawa Prefecture (石川県), 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 Kanazawa?

463,254 at the 2020 census, down 0.5% from 465,699 in 2015. The area is 468.79 km², which is 988 people per km². 207,520 households. 26.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kanazawa?

Six: Oyabe City (小矢部市) in Toyama, Nanto City (南砺市) in Toyama, Hakusan City (白山市), Nonoichi City (野々市市), Tsubata Town (津幡町), and Uchinada Town (内灘町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kanazawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kanazawa written in Japanese?

金沢市, read Kanazawa-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 Kanazawa begin?

石川県金沢市… (Ishikawa-ken, Kanazawa-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.