Iizuna飯綱町

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

Iizuna (飯綱町, Iizuna-machi) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 10,296 (2020 census), area 75 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamiminochi 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

飯綱町

Reading

Iizuna-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamiminochi District 上水内郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

10,296 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.9% from 11,063

Area

75 km²

Density

137 people per km²

Households

3,767

Under 15

9.9%

65 and over

40.6%

Foreign residents

43 (0.4%)

Code

20590 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.iizuna.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Iizuna. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nagano City長野市
• Nakano City中野市
• Shinano Town信濃町

Questions about Iizuna

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

Iizuna (飯綱町) 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 Kamiminochi District (上水内郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Iizuna?

Iizuna 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 Iizuna?

10,296 at the 2020 census, down 6.9% from 11,063 in 2015. The area is 75 km², which is 137 people per km². 3,767 households. 40.6% of residents are 65 or older and 9.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Iizuna?

Three: Nagano City (長野市), Nakano City (中野市), and Shinano Town (信濃町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iizuna in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Iizuna written in Japanese?

飯綱町, read Iizuna-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 Iizuna begin?

長野県上水内郡飯綱町… (Nagano-ken, Kamiminochi-gun, Iizuna-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.