Komagane駒ヶ根市

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

Komagane (駒ヶ根市, Komagane-shi) is a city in Nagano Prefecture. Population 32,202 (2020 census), area 165.86 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.

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Facts

Japanese name

駒ヶ根市

Reading

Komagane-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

32,202 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.7% from 32,759

Area

165.86 km²

Density

194 people per km²

Households

12,956

Under 15

12.3%

65 and over

31.0%

Foreign residents

596 (1.9%)

Code

20210 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.komagane.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Komagane. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ina City伊那市
• Iijima Town飯島町
• Nakagawa Village中川村
• Miyada Village宮田村
• Oshika Village大鹿村
• Agematsu Town上松町
• Okuwa Village大桑村

Questions about Komagane

Is Komagane a city or a prefecture?

Komagane (駒ヶ根市) 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 Komagane?

Komagane 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 Komagane?

32,202 at the 2020 census, down 1.7% from 32,759 in 2015. The area is 165.86 km², which is 194 people per km². 12,956 households. 31.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Komagane?

Seven: Ina City (伊那市), Iijima Town (飯島町), Nakagawa Village (中川村), Miyada Village (宮田村), Oshika Village (大鹿村), Agematsu Town (上松町), and Okuwa Village (大桑村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Komagane in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Komagane written in Japanese?

駒ヶ根市, read Komagane-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 Komagane begin?

長野県駒ヶ根市… (Nagano-ken, Komagane-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.