Kitamoto北本市

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

Kitamoto (北本市, Kitamoto-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 65,201 (2020 census), area 19.82 km². Borders 4 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
北本市
Reading
Kitamoto-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Saitama 埼玉県
Region
Kantō 関東
Population
65,201 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-3.3% from 67,409
Area
19.82 km²
Density
3,290 people per km²
Households
27,403
Under 15
10.1%
65 and over
32.6%
Foreign residents
562 (0.9%)
Code
11233 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.kitamoto.saitama.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Kitamoto. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Kitamoto

Is Kitamoto a city or a prefecture?
Kitamoto (北本市) 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 Kitamoto?
Kitamoto 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 Kitamoto?
65,201 at the 2020 census, down 3.3% from 67,409 in 2015. The area is 19.82 km², which is 3,290 people per km². 27,403 households. 32.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Kitamoto?
Four: Konosu City (鴻巣市), Okegawa City (桶川市), Kawajima Town (川島町), and Yoshimi Town (吉見町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kitamoto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Kitamoto written in Japanese?
北本市, read Kitamoto-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 Kitamoto begin?
埼玉県北本市… (Saitama-ken, Kitamoto-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.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.