Nishitokyo西東京市

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

Nishitokyo (西東京市, Nishitokyo-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 207,388 (2020 census), area 15.75 km². Borders 6 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

西東京市

Reading

Nishitokyo-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

207,388 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.7% from 200,012

Area

15.75 km²

Density

13,167 people per km²

Households

97,018

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

23.9%

Foreign residents

5,285 (2.5%)

Code

13229 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nishitokyo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Nishitokyo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Niiza City新座市(Saitama)
• Nerima City練馬区
• Musashino City武蔵野市
• Koganei City小金井市
• Kodaira City小平市
• Higashikurume City東久留米市

Questions about Nishitokyo

Is Nishitokyo a city or a prefecture?

Nishitokyo (西東京市) 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 Nishitokyo?

Nishitokyo 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 Nishitokyo?

207,388 at the 2020 census, up 3.7% from 200,012 in 2015. The area is 15.75 km², which is 13,167 people per km². 97,018 households. 23.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishitokyo?

Six: Niiza City (新座市) in Saitama, Nerima City (練馬区), Musashino City (武蔵野市), Koganei City (小金井市), Kodaira City (小平市), and Higashikurume City (東久留米市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nishitokyo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishitokyo written in Japanese?

西東京市, read Nishitokyo-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 Nishitokyo begin?

東京都西東京市… (Tōkyō-to, Nishitokyo-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.