Kanuma鹿沼市

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

Kanuma (鹿沼市, Kanuma-shi) is a city in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 94,033 (2020 census), area 490.64 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Tochigi 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
鹿沼市
Reading
Kanuma-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Tochigi 栃木県
Region
Kantō 関東
Population
94,033 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-4.4% from 98,374
Area
490.64 km²
Density
192 people per km²
Households
36,098
Under 15
11.7%
65 and over
30.4%
Foreign residents
1,414 (1.5%)
Code
09205 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.kanuma.tochigi.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Kanuma. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Kanuma

Is Kanuma a city or a prefecture?
Kanuma (鹿沼市) is a city (市, shi) in Tochigi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Kanuma?
Kanuma is in Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県), 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 Kanuma?
94,033 at the 2020 census, down 4.4% from 98,374 in 2015. The area is 490.64 km², which is 192 people per km². 36,098 households. 30.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Kanuma?
Six: Utsunomiya City (宇都宮市), Tochigi City (栃木市), Sano City (佐野市), Nikko City (日光市), Mibu Town (壬生町), and Midori City (みどり市) in Gunma. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kanuma in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Kanuma written in Japanese?
鹿沼市, read Kanuma-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 Kanuma begin?
栃木県鹿沼市… (Tochigi-ken, Kanuma-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.