Komae狛江市

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

Komae (狛江市, Komae-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 84,772 (2020 census), area 6.39 km². Borders 3 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
狛江市
Reading
Komae-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Tokyo 東京都
Region
Kantō 関東
Population
84,772 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
+5.6% from 80,249
Area
6.39 km²
Density
13,266 people per km²
Households
42,616
Under 15
11.5%
65 and over
24.1%
Foreign residents
1,474 (1.7%)
Code
13219 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.komae.tokyo.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Komae. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Komae

Is Komae a city or a prefecture?
Komae (狛江市) 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 Komae?
Komae 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 Komae?
84,772 at the 2020 census, up 5.6% from 80,249 in 2015. The area is 6.39 km², which is 13,266 people per km². 42,616 households. 24.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Komae?
Three: Setagaya City (世田谷区), Chofu City (調布市), and Tama Ward (多摩区) of Kawasaki in Kanagawa. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Komae in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Komae written in Japanese?
狛江市, read Komae-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 Komae begin?
東京都狛江市… (Tōkyō-to, Komae-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.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.