Ina伊奈町

Ina-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Ina (伊奈町, Ina-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 44,841 (2020 census), area 14.79 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitaadachi District, Saitama Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

伊奈町

Reading

Ina-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitaadachi District 北足立郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

44,841 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.9% from 44,442

Area

14.79 km²

Density

3,032 people per km²

Households

17,812

Under 15

13.9%

65 and over

24.5%

Foreign residents

457 (1.0%)

Code

11301 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.saitama-ina.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ageo City上尾市
• Okegawa City桶川市
• Hasuda City蓮田市

Questions about Ina

Is Ina a city, a town, or a village?

Ina (伊奈町) is a town (町, machi) in Saitama Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Kitaadachi District (北足立郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ina?

Ina 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 Ina?

44,841 at the 2020 census, up 0.9% from 44,442 in 2015. The area is 14.79 km², which is 3,032 people per km². 17,812 households. 24.5% of residents are 65 or older and 13.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ina?

Three: Ageo City (上尾市), Okegawa City (桶川市), and Hasuda City (蓮田市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ina in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ina written in Japanese?

伊奈町, read Ina-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Ina begin?

埼玉県北足立郡伊奈町… (Saitama-ken, Kitaadachi-gun, Ina-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.