Iwanuma岩沼市
Iwanuma-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Iwanuma (岩沼市, Iwanuma-shi) is a city in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 44,068 (2020 census), area 60.45 km². Borders 4 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Miyagi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 岩沼市
- Reading
- Iwanuma-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Miyagi 宮城県
- Region
- Tōhoku 東北
- Population
- 44,068 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -1.4% from 44,678
- Area
- 60.45 km²
- Density
- 729 people per km²
- Households
- 17,251
- Under 15
- 13.3%
- 65 and over
- 26.8%
- Foreign residents
- 387 (0.9%)
- Code
- 04211 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.iwanuma.miyagi.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
4 places share a land border with Iwanuma. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Iwanuma
- Is Iwanuma a city or a prefecture?
- Iwanuma (岩沼市) is a city (市, shi) in Miyagi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Iwanuma?
- Iwanuma is in Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県), 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 Iwanuma?
- 44,068 at the 2020 census, down 1.4% from 44,678 in 2015. The area is 60.45 km², which is 729 people per km². 17,251 households. 26.8% of residents are 65 or older and 13.3% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Iwanuma?
- Four: Natori City (名取市), Murata Town (村田町), Shibata Town (柴田町), and Watari Town (亘理町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iwanuma in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Iwanuma written in Japanese?
- 岩沼市, read Iwanuma-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 Iwanuma begin?
- 宮城県岩沼市… (Miyagi-ken, Iwanuma-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.