Konan湖南市

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

Konan (湖南市, Konan-shi) is a city in Shiga Prefecture. Population 54,460 (2020 census), area 70.4 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Shiga 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
湖南市
Reading
Konan-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Shiga 滋賀県
Region
Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
Population
54,460 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
+0.3% from 54,289
Area
70.4 km²
Density
774 people per km²
Households
22,498
Under 15
13.2%
65 and over
24.7%
Foreign residents
3,358 (6.2%)
Code
25211 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.shiga-konan.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Konan

Is Konan a city or a prefecture?
Konan (湖南市) is a city (市, shi) in Shiga Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Konan?
Konan is in Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Konan?
54,460 at the 2020 census, up 0.3% from 54,289 in 2015. The area is 70.4 km², which is 774 people per km². 22,498 households. 24.7% of residents are 65 or older and 13.2% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Konan?
Four: Ritto City (栗東市), Koka City (甲賀市), Yasu City (野洲市), and Ryuo Town (竜王町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Konan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Konan written in Japanese?
湖南市, read Konan-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 Konan begin?
滋賀県湖南市… (Shiga-ken, Konan-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.