Iruma入間市

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

Iruma (入間市, Iruma-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 145,651 (2020 census), area 44.69 km². Borders 5 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

入間市

Reading

Iruma-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

145,651 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.8% from 148,390

Area

44.69 km²

Density

3,259 people per km²

Households

61,222

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

29.6%

Foreign residents

2,176 (1.5%)

Code

11225 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.iruma.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tokorozawa City所沢市
• Hanno City飯能市
• Sayama City狭山市
• Ome City青梅市(Tokyo)
• Mizuho Town瑞穂町(Tokyo)

Questions about Iruma

Is Iruma a city or a prefecture?

Iruma (入間市) 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 Iruma?

Iruma 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 Iruma?

145,651 at the 2020 census, down 1.8% from 148,390 in 2015. The area is 44.69 km², which is 3,259 people per km². 61,222 households. 29.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Iruma?

Five: Tokorozawa City (所沢市), Hanno City (飯能市), Sayama City (狭山市), Ome City (青梅市) in Tokyo, and Mizuho Town (瑞穂町) in Tokyo. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iruma in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Iruma written in Japanese?

入間市, read Iruma-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 Iruma begin?

埼玉県入間市… (Saitama-ken, Iruma-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.