Izunokuni伊豆の国市
Izunokuni-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Izunokuni (伊豆の国市, Izunokuni-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 46,804 (2020 census), area 94.62 km². Borders 5 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Shizuoka Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 伊豆の国市
- Reading
- Izunokuni-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Shizuoka 静岡県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 46,804 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -2.8% from 48,152
- Area
- 94.62 km²
- Density
- 495 people per km²
- Households
- 19,085
- Under 15
- 11.4%
- 65 and over
- 33.8%
- Foreign residents
- 607 (1.3%)
- Code
- 22225 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.izunokuni.shizuoka.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Izunokuni. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Izunokuni
- Is Izunokuni a city or a prefecture?
- Izunokuni (伊豆の国市) is a city (市, shi) in Shizuoka Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Izunokuni?
- Izunokuni is in Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Izunokuni?
- 46,804 at the 2020 census, down 2.8% from 48,152 in 2015. The area is 94.62 km², which is 495 people per km². 19,085 households. 33.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Izunokuni?
- Five: Numazu City (沼津市), Atami City (熱海市), Ito City (伊東市), Izu City (伊豆市), and Kannami Town (函南町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Izunokuni in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Izunokuni written in Japanese?
- 伊豆の国市, read Izunokuni-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 Izunokuni begin?
- 静岡県伊豆の国市… (Shizuoka-ken, Izunokuni-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.