Chino茅野市
Chino-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Chino (茅野市, Chino-shi) is a city in Nagano Prefecture. Population 56,400 (2020 census), area 266.59 km². Borders 10 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 茅野市
- Reading
- Chino-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Nagano 長野県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 56,400 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- +0.9% from 55,912
- Area
- 266.59 km²
- Density
- 212 people per km²
- Households
- 23,848
- Under 15
- 12.5%
- 65 and over
- 30.5%
- Foreign residents
- 984 (1.7%)
- Code
- 20214 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.chino.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
10 places share a land border with Chino. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Chino
- Is Chino a city or a prefecture?
- Chino (茅野市) 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 Chino?
- Chino 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 Chino?
- 56,400 at the 2020 census, up 0.9% from 55,912 in 2015. The area is 266.59 km², which is 212 people per km². 23,848 households. 30.5% of residents are 65 or older and 12.5% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Chino?
- 10: Suwa City (諏訪市), Ina City (伊那市), Saku City (佐久市), Komi Town (小海町), Minamimaki Village (南牧村), Sakuho Town (佐久穂町), Tateshina Town (立科町), Nagawa Town (長和町), Fujimi Town (富士見町), and Hara Village (原村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chino in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Chino written in Japanese?
- 茅野市, read Chino-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 Chino begin?
- 長野県茅野市… (Nagano-ken, Chino-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.