Nanao七尾市

Nanao-shi. The name ends in (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.

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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.