Kiyose清瀬市

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

Kiyose (清瀬市, Kiyose-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 76,208 (2020 census), area 10.23 km². Borders 4 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

清瀬市

Reading

Kiyose-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

76,208 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.8% from 74,864

Area

10.23 km²

Density

7,449 people per km²

Households

35,003

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

29.0%

Foreign residents

1,341 (1.8%)

Code

13221 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kiyose.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Kiyose. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tokorozawa City所沢市(Saitama)
• Niiza City新座市(Saitama)
• Higashimurayama City東村山市
• Higashikurume City東久留米市

Questions about Kiyose

Is Kiyose a city or a prefecture?

Kiyose (清瀬市) 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 Kiyose?

Kiyose 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 Kiyose?

76,208 at the 2020 census, up 1.8% from 74,864 in 2015. The area is 10.23 km², which is 7,449 people per km². 35,003 households. 29.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kiyose?

Four: Tokorozawa City (所沢市) in Saitama, Niiza City (新座市) in Saitama, Higashimurayama City (東村山市), and Higashikurume City (東久留米市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kiyose in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kiyose written in Japanese?

清瀬市, read Kiyose-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 Kiyose begin?

東京都清瀬市… (Tōkyō-to, Kiyose-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.