Nanao七尾市
Nanao-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Nanao (七尾市, Nanao-shi) is a city in Ishikawa Prefecture. Population 50,300 (2020 census), area 318.29 km². Borders 4 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 七尾市
- Reading
- Nanao-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Ishikawa 石川県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 50,300 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -9.1% from 55,325
- Area
- 318.29 km²
- Density
- 158 people per km²
- Households
- 20,328
- Under 15
- 10.0%
- 65 and over
- 38.7%
- Foreign residents
- 682 (1.4%)
- Code
- 17202 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.nanao.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
4 places share a land border with Nanao. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Nanao
- Is Nanao a city or a prefecture?
- Nanao (七尾市) 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 Nanao?
- Nanao 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 Nanao?
- 50,300 at the 2020 census, down 9.1% from 55,325 in 2015. The area is 318.29 km², which is 158 people per km². 20,328 households. 38.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.0% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Nanao?
- Four: Himi City (氷見市) in Toyama, Shika Town (志賀町), Nakanoto Town (中能登町), and Anamizu Town (穴水町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nanao in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Nanao written in Japanese?
- 七尾市, read Nanao-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 Nanao begin?
- 石川県七尾市… (Ishikawa-ken, Nanao-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.