Fujiminoふじみ野市

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

Fujimino (ふじみ野市, Fujimino-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 113,597 (2020 census), area 14.64 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Saitama 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

ふじみ野市

Reading

Fujimino-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

113,597 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.4% from 110,970

Area

14.64 km²

Density

7,759 people per km²

Households

49,395

Under 15

12.7%

65 and over

26.1%

Foreign residents

2,938 (2.6%)

Code

11245 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.fujimino.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Fujimino. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kawagoe City川越市
• Fujimi City富士見市
• Miyoshi Town三芳町

Questions about Fujimino

Is Fujimino a city or a prefecture?

Fujimino (ふじみ野市) is a city (市, shi) in Saitama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Fujimino?

Fujimino is in Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Fujimino?

113,597 at the 2020 census, up 2.4% from 110,970 in 2015. The area is 14.64 km², which is 7,759 people per km². 49,395 households. 26.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fujimino?

Three: Kawagoe City (川越市), Fujimi City (富士見市), and Miyoshi Town (三芳町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fujimino in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fujimino written in Japanese?

ふじみ野市, read Fujimino-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 Fujimino begin?

埼玉県ふじみ野市… (Saitama-ken, Fujimino-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.