Nasukarasuyama那須烏山市

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

Nasukarasuyama (那須烏山市, Nasukarasuyama-shi) is a city in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 24,875 (2020 census), area 174.35 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

那須烏山市

Reading

Nasukarasuyama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tochigi 栃木県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

24,875 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.0% from 27,047

Area

174.35 km²

Density

143 people per km²

Households

9,186

Under 15

9.5%

65 and over

37.5%

Foreign residents

227 (0.9%)

Code

09215 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nasukarasuyama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市(Ibaraki)
• Sakura Cityさくら市
• Motegi Town茂木町
• Ichikai Town市貝町
• Takanezawa Town高根沢町
• Nakagawa Town那珂川町

Questions about Nasukarasuyama

Is Nasukarasuyama a city or a prefecture?

Nasukarasuyama (那須烏山市) 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 Nasukarasuyama?

Nasukarasuyama 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 Nasukarasuyama?

24,875 at the 2020 census, down 8.0% from 27,047 in 2015. The area is 174.35 km², which is 143 people per km². 9,186 households. 37.5% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nasukarasuyama?

Six: Hitachiomiya City (常陸大宮市) in Ibaraki, Sakura City (さくら市), Motegi Town (茂木町), Ichikai Town (市貝町), Takanezawa Town (高根沢町), and Nakagawa Town (那珂川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nasukarasuyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nasukarasuyama written in Japanese?

那須烏山市, read Nasukarasuyama-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 Nasukarasuyama begin?

栃木県那須烏山市… (Tochigi-ken, Nasukarasuyama-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.