Iida飯田市

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

Iida (飯田市, Iida-shi) is a city in Nagano Prefecture. Population 98,164 (2020 census), area 658.66 km². Borders 15 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

飯田市

Reading

Iida-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

98,164 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.4% from 101,581

Area

658.66 km²

Density

149 people per km²

Households

38,903

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

32.8%

Foreign residents

2,120 (2.2%)

Code

20205 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.iida.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

15 places share a land border with Iida. Borders across water are not counted.

• Iijima Town飯島町
• Matsukawa Town松川町
• Takamori Town高森町
• Achi Village阿智村
• Shimojo Village下條村
• Tenryu Village天龍村
• Yasuoka Village泰阜村
• Takagi Village喬木村
• Toyoka Village豊丘村
• Oshika Village大鹿村
• Nagiso Town南木曽町
• Okuwa Village大桑村
• Aoi Ward葵区(Shizuoka)
• Tenryu Ward天竜区(Shizuoka)
• Kawanehon Town川根本町(Shizuoka)

Questions about Iida

Is Iida a city or a prefecture?

Iida (飯田市) 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 Iida?

Iida 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 Iida?

98,164 at the 2020 census, down 3.4% from 101,581 in 2015. The area is 658.66 km², which is 149 people per km². 38,903 households. 32.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Iida?

15: Iijima Town (飯島町), Matsukawa Town (松川町), Takamori Town (高森町), Achi Village (阿智村), Shimojo Village (下條村), Tenryu Village (天龍村), Yasuoka Village (泰阜村), Takagi Village (喬木村), Toyoka Village (豊丘村), Oshika Village (大鹿村), Nagiso Town (南木曽町), Okuwa Village (大桑村), Aoi Ward (葵区) of Shizuoka in Shizuoka, Tenryu Ward (天竜区) of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka, and Kawanehon Town (川根本町) in Shizuoka. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iida in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Iida written in Japanese?

飯田市, read Iida-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 Iida begin?

長野県飯田市… (Nagano-ken, Iida-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.