Kodaira小平市

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

Kodaira (小平市, Kodaira-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 198,739 (2020 census), area 20.51 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

小平市

Reading

Kodaira-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

198,739 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.6% from 190,005

Area

20.51 km²

Density

9,690 people per km²

Households

91,287

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

23.5%

Foreign residents

5,383 (2.7%)

Code

13211 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kodaira.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tachikawa City立川市
• Koganei City小金井市
• Higashimurayama City東村山市
• Kokubunji City国分寺市
• Higashiyamato City東大和市
• Higashikurume City東久留米市
• Nishitokyo City西東京市

Questions about Kodaira

Is Kodaira a city or a prefecture?

Kodaira (小平市) 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 Kodaira?

Kodaira 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 Kodaira?

198,739 at the 2020 census, up 4.6% from 190,005 in 2015. The area is 20.51 km², which is 9,690 people per km². 91,287 households. 23.5% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kodaira?

Seven: Tachikawa City (立川市), Koganei City (小金井市), Higashimurayama City (東村山市), Kokubunji City (国分寺市), Higashiyamato City (東大和市), Higashikurume City (東久留米市), and Nishitokyo City (西東京市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kodaira in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kodaira written in Japanese?

小平市, read Kodaira-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 Kodaira begin?

東京都小平市… (Tōkyō-to, Kodaira-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.