Iijima飯島町

Iijima-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Iijima (飯島町, Iijima-machi) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 9,004 (2020 census), area 86.96 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

飯島町

Reading

Iijima-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamiina District 上伊那郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

9,004 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.5% from 9,530

Area

86.96 km²

Density

104 people per km²

Households

3,391

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

37.0%

Foreign residents

223 (2.5%)

Code

20384 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.iijima.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iida City飯田市
• Komagane City駒ヶ根市
• Nakagawa Village中川村
• Matsukawa Town松川町
• Okuwa Village大桑村

Questions about Iijima

Is Iijima a city, a town, or a village?

Iijima (飯島町) is a town (町, machi) in Nagano Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Kamiina District (上伊那郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Iijima?

Iijima 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 Iijima?

9,004 at the 2020 census, down 5.5% from 9,530 in 2015. The area is 86.96 km², which is 104 people per km². 3,391 households. 37.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Iijima?

Five: Iida City (飯田市), Komagane City (駒ヶ根市), Nakagawa Village (中川村), Matsukawa Town (松川町), and Okuwa Village (大桑村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iijima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Iijima written in Japanese?

飯島町, read Iijima-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Iijima begin?

長野県上伊那郡飯島町… (Nagano-ken, Kamiina-gun, Iijima-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.