Kuji久慈市
Kuji-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Kuji (久慈市, Kuji-shi) is a city in Iwate Prefecture. Population 33,043 (2020 census), area 623.5 km². Borders 6 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Iwate Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 久慈市
- Reading
- Kuji-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Iwate 岩手県
- Region
- Tōhoku 東北
- Population
- 33,043 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -7.3% from 35,642
- Area
- 623.5 km²
- Density
- 53 people per km²
- Households
- 14,122
- Under 15
- 11.3%
- 65 and over
- 33.8%
- Foreign residents
- 326 (1.0%)
- Code
- 03207 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.kuji.iwate.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
6 places share a land border with Kuji. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Kuji
- Is Kuji a city or a prefecture?
- Kuji (久慈市) is a city (市, shi) in Iwate Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Kuji?
- Kuji is in Iwate Prefecture (岩手県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Kuji?
- 33,043 at the 2020 census, down 7.3% from 35,642 in 2015. The area is 623.5 km², which is 53 people per km². 14,122 households. 33.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Kuji?
- Six: Kuzumaki Town (葛巻町), Iwaizumi Town (岩泉町), Karumai Town (軽米町), Noda Village (野田村), Kunohe Village (九戸村), and Hirono Town (洋野町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kuji in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Kuji written in Japanese?
- 久慈市, read Kuji-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 Kuji begin?
- 岩手県久慈市… (Iwate-ken, Kuji-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.