Itoigawa糸魚川市

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

Itoigawa (糸魚川市, Itoigawa-shi) is a city in Niigata Prefecture. Population 40,765 (2020 census), area 746.24 km². Borders 5 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

糸魚川市

Reading

Itoigawa-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

40,765 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.7% from 44,162

Area

746.24 km²

Density

55 people per km²

Households

16,442

Under 15

9.8%

65 and over

40.1%

Foreign residents

373 (0.9%)

Code

15216 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.itoigawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Itoigawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Myoko City妙高市
• Joetsu City上越市
• Asahi Town朝日町(Toyama)
• Hakuba Village白馬村(Nagano)
• Otari Village小谷村(Nagano)

Questions about Itoigawa

Is Itoigawa a city or a prefecture?

Itoigawa (糸魚川市) 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 Itoigawa?

Itoigawa 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 Itoigawa?

40,765 at the 2020 census, down 7.7% from 44,162 in 2015. The area is 746.24 km², which is 55 people per km². 16,442 households. 40.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Itoigawa?

Five: Myoko City (妙高市), Joetsu City (上越市), Asahi Town (朝日町) in Toyama, Hakuba Village (白馬村) in Nagano, and Otari Village (小谷村) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Itoigawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Itoigawa written in Japanese?

糸魚川市, read Itoigawa-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 Itoigawa begin?

新潟県糸魚川市… (Niigata-ken, Itoigawa-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.