Kunitachi国立市

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

Kunitachi (国立市, Kunitachi-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 77,130 (2020 census), area 8.15 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

国立市

Reading

Kunitachi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

77,130 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.7% from 73,655

Area

8.15 km²

Density

9,464 people per km²

Households

38,275

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

23.6%

Foreign residents

1,779 (2.3%)

Code

13215 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kunitachi.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tachikawa City立川市
• Fuchu City府中市
• Hino City日野市
• Kokubunji City国分寺市

Questions about Kunitachi

Is Kunitachi a city or a prefecture?

Kunitachi (国立市) 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 Kunitachi?

Kunitachi 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 Kunitachi?

77,130 at the 2020 census, up 4.7% from 73,655 in 2015. The area is 8.15 km², which is 9,464 people per km². 38,275 households. 23.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kunitachi?

Four: Tachikawa City (立川市), Fuchu City (府中市), Hino City (日野市), and Kokubunji City (国分寺市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kunitachi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kunitachi written in Japanese?

国立市, read Kunitachi-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 Kunitachi begin?

東京都国立市… (Tōkyō-to, Kunitachi-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.