Agano阿賀野市

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

Agano (阿賀野市, Agano-shi) is a city in Niigata Prefecture. Population 40,696 (2020 census), area 192.74 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Niigata 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

阿賀野市

Reading

Agano-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

40,696 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.3% from 43,415

Area

192.74 km²

Density

211 people per km²

Households

13,484

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

34.5%

Foreign residents

247 (0.6%)

Code

15223 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.agano.niigata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Agano. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kita Ward北区(Niigata)
• Konan Ward江南区(Niigata)
• Akiha Ward秋葉区(Niigata)
• Shibata City新発田市
• Gosen City五泉市
• Aga Town阿賀町

Questions about Agano

Is Agano a city or a prefecture?

Agano (阿賀野市) is a city (市, shi) in Niigata Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Agano?

Agano is in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県), 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 Agano?

40,696 at the 2020 census, down 6.3% from 43,415 in 2015. The area is 192.74 km², which is 211 people per km². 13,484 households. 34.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Agano?

Six: Kita Ward (北区) of Niigata, Konan Ward (江南区) of Niigata, Akiha Ward (秋葉区) of Niigata, Shibata City (新発田市), Gosen City (五泉市), and Aga Town (阿賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Agano in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Agano written in Japanese?

阿賀野市, read Agano-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 Agano begin?

新潟県阿賀野市… (Niigata-ken, Agano-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.