Higashikurume東久留米市

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

Higashikurume (東久留米市, Higashikurume-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 115,271 (2020 census), area 12.88 km². Borders 5 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

東久留米市

Reading

Higashikurume-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

115,271 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.2% from 116,632

Area

12.88 km²

Density

8,950 people per km²

Households

51,217

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

28.8%

Foreign residents

2,242 (1.9%)

Code

13222 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.higashikurume.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Higashikurume. Borders across water are not counted.

• Niiza City新座市(Saitama)
• Kodaira City小平市
• Higashimurayama City東村山市
• Kiyose City清瀬市
• Nishitokyo City西東京市

Questions about Higashikurume

Is Higashikurume a city or a prefecture?

Higashikurume (東久留米市) 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 Higashikurume?

Higashikurume 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 Higashikurume?

115,271 at the 2020 census, down 1.2% from 116,632 in 2015. The area is 12.88 km², which is 8,950 people per km². 51,217 households. 28.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashikurume?

Five: Niiza City (新座市) in Saitama, Kodaira City (小平市), Higashimurayama City (東村山市), Kiyose City (清瀬市), and Nishitokyo City (西東京市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Higashikurume in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashikurume written in Japanese?

東久留米市, read Higashikurume-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 Higashikurume begin?

東京都東久留米市… (Tōkyō-to, Higashikurume-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.