Chikuma千曲市

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

Chikuma (千曲市, Chikuma-shi) is a city in Nagano Prefecture. Population 58,852 (2020 census), area 119.79 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Nagano 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

千曲市

Reading

Chikuma-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

58,852 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.4% from 60,298

Area

119.79 km²

Density

491 people per km²

Households

22,023

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

33.5%

Foreign residents

825 (1.4%)

Code

20218 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.chikuma.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Chikuma. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nagano City長野市
• Ueda City上田市
• Omi Village麻績村
• Chikuhoku Village筑北村
• Sakaki Town坂城町

Questions about Chikuma

Is Chikuma a city or a prefecture?

Chikuma (千曲市) is a city (市, shi) in Nagano Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Chikuma?

Chikuma is in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), 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 Chikuma?

58,852 at the 2020 census, down 2.4% from 60,298 in 2015. The area is 119.79 km², which is 491 people per km². 22,023 households. 33.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chikuma?

Five: Nagano City (長野市), Ueda City (上田市), Omi Village (麻績村), Chikuhoku Village (筑北村), and Sakaki Town (坂城町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chikuma in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Chikuma written in Japanese?

千曲市, read Chikuma-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 Chikuma begin?

長野県千曲市… (Nagano-ken, Chikuma-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.