Matsumoto松本市

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

Matsumoto (松本市, Matsumoto-shi) is a city in Nagano Prefecture. Population 241,145 (2020 census), area 978.47 km². Borders 14 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
松本市
Reading
Matsumoto-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Nagano 長野県
Region
Chūbu 中部
Population
241,145 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-0.9% from 243,293
Area
978.47 km²
Density
246 people per km²
Households
104,934
Under 15
12.5%
65 and over
27.9%
Foreign residents
4,054 (1.7%)
Code
20202 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

14 places share a land border with Matsumoto. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Matsumoto

Is Matsumoto a city or a prefecture?
Matsumoto (松本市) 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 Matsumoto?
Matsumoto 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 Matsumoto?
241,145 at the 2020 census, down 0.9% from 243,293 in 2015. The area is 978.47 km², which is 246 people per km². 104,934 households. 27.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.5% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Matsumoto?
14: Ueda City (上田市), Okaya City (岡谷市), Omachi City (大町市), Shiojiri City (塩尻市), Azumino City (安曇野市), Aoki Village (青木村), Nagawa Town (長和町), Shimosuwa Town (下諏訪町), Kiso Village (木祖村), Kiso Town (木曽町), Yamagata Village (山形村), Asahi Village (朝日村), Chikuhoku Village (筑北村), and Takayama City (高山市) in Gifu. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Matsumoto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Matsumoto written in Japanese?
松本市, read Matsumoto-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 Matsumoto begin?
長野県松本市… (Nagano-ken, Matsumoto-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.