Nara奈良市
Nara-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Nara (奈良市, Nara-shi) is a city in Nara Prefecture. Population 354,630 (2020 census), area 276.94 km². Borders 11 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Nara Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 奈良市
- Reading
- Nara-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Nara 奈良県
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Population
- 354,630 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -1.6% from 360,310
- Area
- 276.94 km²
- Density
- 1,281 people per km²
- Households
- 155,305
- Under 15
- 11.2%
- 65 and over
- 31.7%
- Foreign residents
- 3,721 (1.0%)
- Code
- 29201 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.nara.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
11 places share a land border with Nara. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Nara
- Is Nara a city or a prefecture?
- Nara (奈良市) is a city (市, shi) in Nara Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly. Nara Prefecture (奈良県) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.
- Where is Nara?
- Nara is in Nara Prefecture (奈良県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Nara?
- 354,630 at the 2020 census, down 1.6% from 360,310 in 2015. The area is 276.94 km², which is 1,281 people per km². 155,305 households. 31.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Nara?
- 11: Iga City (伊賀市) in Mie, Kizugawa City (木津川市) in Kyoto, Kasagi Town (笠置町) in Kyoto, Seika Town (精華町) in Kyoto, Minamiyamashiro Village (南山城村) in Kyoto, Yamatokoriyama City (大和郡山市), Tenri City (天理市), Sakurai City (桜井市), Ikoma City (生駒市), Uda City (宇陀市), and Yamazoe Village (山添村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Nara written in Japanese?
- 奈良市, read Nara-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 Nara begin?
- 奈良県奈良市… (Nara-ken, Nara-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.