Nakano中野市

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

Nakano (中野市, Nakano-shi) is a city in Nagano Prefecture. Population 42,338 (2020 census), area 112.18 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
中野市
Reading
Nakano-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Nagano 長野県
Region
Chūbu 中部
Population
42,338 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-3.6% from 43,909
Area
112.18 km²
Density
377 people per km²
Households
15,799
Under 15
12.0%
65 and over
32.5%
Foreign residents
583 (1.4%)
Code
20211 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.nakano.nagano.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Nakano

Is Nakano a city or a prefecture?
Nakano (中野市) 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 Nakano?
Nakano 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 Nakano?
42,338 at the 2020 census, down 3.6% from 43,909 in 2015. The area is 112.18 km², which is 377 people per km². 15,799 households. 32.5% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Nakano?
Seven: Nagano City (長野市), Iiyama City (飯山市), Obuse Town (小布施町), Takayama Village (高山村), Yamanochi Town (山ノ内町), Kijimadaira Village (木島平村), and Iizuna Town (飯綱町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nakano in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Nakano written in Japanese?
中野市, read Nakano-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 Nakano begin?
長野県中野市… (Nagano-ken, Nakano-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.