Suwa諏訪市
Suwa-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Suwa (諏訪市, Suwa-shi) is a city in Nagano Prefecture. Population 48,729 (2020 census), area 109.17 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
- 諏訪市
- Reading
- Suwa-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Nagano 長野県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 48,729 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -2.8% from 50,140
- Area
- 109.17 km²
- Density
- 446 people per km²
- Households
- 20,776
- Under 15
- 12.2%
- 65 and over
- 31.0%
- Foreign residents
- 1,182 (2.4%)
- Code
- 20206 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.suwa.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
7 places share a land border with Suwa. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Suwa
- Is Suwa a city or a prefecture?
- Suwa (諏訪市) 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 Suwa?
- Suwa 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 Suwa?
- 48,729 at the 2020 census, down 2.8% from 50,140 in 2015. The area is 109.17 km², which is 446 people per km². 20,776 households. 31.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Suwa?
- Seven: Okaya City (岡谷市), Ina City (伊那市), Chino City (茅野市), Nagawa Town (長和町), Shimosuwa Town (下諏訪町), Tatsuno Town (辰野町), and Minowa Town (箕輪町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Suwa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Suwa written in Japanese?
- 諏訪市, read Suwa-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 Suwa begin?
- 長野県諏訪市… (Nagano-ken, Suwa-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.