Konosu鴻巣市

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

Konosu (鴻巣市, Konosu-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 116,828 (2020 census), area 67.44 km². Borders 7 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

鴻巣市

Reading

Konosu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

116,828 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.1% from 118,072

Area

67.44 km²

Density

1,732 people per km²

Households

47,499

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

30.0%

Foreign residents

1,823 (1.6%)

Code

11217 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kounosu.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Konosu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kumagaya City熊谷市
• Gyoda City行田市
• Kazo City加須市
• Okegawa City桶川市
• Kuki City久喜市
• Kitamoto City北本市
• Yoshimi Town吉見町

Questions about Konosu

Is Konosu a city or a prefecture?

Konosu (鴻巣市) 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 Konosu?

Konosu 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 Konosu?

116,828 at the 2020 census, down 1.1% from 118,072 in 2015. The area is 67.44 km², which is 1,732 people per km². 47,499 households. 30.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Konosu?

Seven: Kumagaya City (熊谷市), Gyoda City (行田市), Kazo City (加須市), Okegawa City (桶川市), Kuki City (久喜市), Kitamoto City (北本市), and Yoshimi Town (吉見町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Konosu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Konosu written in Japanese?

鴻巣市, read Konosu-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 Konosu begin?

埼玉県鴻巣市… (Saitama-ken, Konosu-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.