Kanonji観音寺市

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

Kanonji (観音寺市, Kanonji-shi) is a city in Kagawa Prefecture. Population 57,438 (2020 census), area 117.83 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kagawa 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

観音寺市

Reading

Kanonji-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kagawa 香川県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

57,438 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.3% from 59,409

Area

117.83 km²

Density

487 people per km²

Households

22,947

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

34.1%

Foreign residents

841 (1.5%)

Code

37205 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kanonji.kagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Kanonji. Borders across water are not counted.

• Miyoshi City三好市(Tokushima)
• Mitoyo City三豊市
• Shikokuchuo City四国中央市(Ehime)

Questions about Kanonji

Is Kanonji a city or a prefecture?

Kanonji (観音寺市) is a city (市, shi) in Kagawa Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Kanonji?

Kanonji is in Kagawa Prefecture (香川県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kanonji?

57,438 at the 2020 census, down 3.3% from 59,409 in 2015. The area is 117.83 km², which is 487 people per km². 22,947 households. 34.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kanonji?

Three: Miyoshi City (三好市) in Tokushima, Mitoyo City (三豊市), and Shikokuchuo City (四国中央市) in Ehime. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kanonji in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kanonji written in Japanese?

観音寺市, read Kanonji-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 Kanonji begin?

香川県観音寺市… (Kagawa-ken, Kanonji-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.