Kokubunji国分寺市

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

Kokubunji (国分寺市, Kokubunji-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 129,242 (2020 census), area 11.46 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

国分寺市

Reading

Kokubunji-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

129,242 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+5.3% from 122,742

Area

11.46 km²

Density

11,278 people per km²

Households

63,962

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

21.7%

Foreign residents

3,103 (2.4%)

Code

13214 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kokubunji.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tachikawa City立川市
• Fuchu City府中市
• Koganei City小金井市
• Kodaira City小平市
• Kunitachi City国立市

Questions about Kokubunji

Is Kokubunji a city or a prefecture?

Kokubunji (国分寺市) 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 Kokubunji?

Kokubunji 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 Kokubunji?

129,242 at the 2020 census, up 5.3% from 122,742 in 2015. The area is 11.46 km², which is 11,278 people per km². 63,962 households. 21.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kokubunji?

Five: Tachikawa City (立川市), Fuchu City (府中市), Koganei City (小金井市), Kodaira City (小平市), and Kunitachi City (国立市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kokubunji in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kokubunji written in Japanese?

国分寺市, read Kokubunji-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 Kokubunji begin?

東京都国分寺市… (Tōkyō-to, Kokubunji-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.