Iiyama飯山市
Iiyama-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Iiyama (飯山市, Iiyama-shi) is a city in Nagano Prefecture. Population 19,539 (2020 census), area 202.43 km². Borders 7 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
- 飯山市
- Reading
- Iiyama-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Nagano 長野県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 19,539 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -8.9% from 21,438
- Area
- 202.43 km²
- Density
- 97 people per km²
- Households
- 7,251
- Under 15
- 10.3%
- 65 and over
- 38.1%
- Foreign residents
- 194 (1.0%)
- Code
- 20213 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.iiyama.nagano.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
7 places share a land border with Iiyama. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Iiyama
- Is Iiyama a city or a prefecture?
- Iiyama (飯山市) 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 Iiyama?
- Iiyama 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 Iiyama?
- 19,539 at the 2020 census, down 8.9% from 21,438 in 2015. The area is 202.43 km², which is 97 people per km². 7,251 households. 38.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Iiyama?
- Seven: Myoko City (妙高市) in Niigata, Joetsu City (上越市) in Niigata, Nakano City (中野市), Kijimadaira Village (木島平村), Nozawaonsen Village (野沢温泉村), Shinano Town (信濃町), and Sakae Village (栄村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iiyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Iiyama written in Japanese?
- 飯山市, read Iiyama-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 Iiyama begin?
- 長野県飯山市… (Nagano-ken, Iiyama-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.