Konan湖南市
Konan-shi. The name ends in 市 (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.
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.