Akirunoあきる野市

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

Akiruno (あきる野市, Akiruno-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 79,292 (2020 census), area 73.47 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Tokyo 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

あきる野市

Reading

Akiruno-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

79,292 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.1% from 80,954

Area

73.47 km²

Density

1,079 people per km²

Households

31,887

Under 15

12.0%

65 and over

31.0%

Foreign residents

1,034 (1.3%)

Code

13228 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.akiruno.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Akiruno. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hachiōji City八王子市
• Ome City青梅市
• Fussa City福生市
• Hamura City羽村市
• Hinode Town日の出町
• Hinohara Village檜原村
• Okutama Town奥多摩町

Questions about Akiruno

Is Akiruno a city or a prefecture?

Akiruno (あきる野市) is a city (市, shi) in Tokyo Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Akiruno?

Akiruno is in Tokyo Prefecture (東京都), 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 Akiruno?

79,292 at the 2020 census, down 2.1% from 80,954 in 2015. The area is 73.47 km², which is 1,079 people per km². 31,887 households. 31.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Akiruno?

Seven: Hachiōji City (八王子市), Ome City (青梅市), Fussa City (福生市), Hamura City (羽村市), Hinode Town (日の出町), Hinohara Village (檜原村), and Okutama Town (奥多摩町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Akiruno in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Akiruno written in Japanese?

あきる野市, read Akiruno-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 Akiruno begin?

東京都あきる野市… (Tōkyō-to, Akiruno-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.