Kurobe黒部市

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

Kurobe (黒部市, Kurobe-shi) is a city in Toyama Prefecture. Population 39,638 (2020 census), area 426.31 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Toyama 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

黒部市

Reading

Kurobe-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Toyama 富山県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

39,638 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.3% from 40,991

Area

426.31 km²

Density

93 people per km²

Households

15,238

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

32.0%

Foreign residents

316 (0.8%)

Code

16207 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kurobe.toyama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Uozu City魚津市
• Kamiichi Town上市町
• Tateyama Town立山町
• Nyuzen Town入善町
• Asahi Town朝日町
• Omachi City大町市(Nagano)
• Hakuba Village白馬村(Nagano)

Questions about Kurobe

Is Kurobe a city or a prefecture?

Kurobe (黒部市) is a city (市, shi) in Toyama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Kurobe?

Kurobe is in Toyama Prefecture (富山県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kurobe?

39,638 at the 2020 census, down 3.3% from 40,991 in 2015. The area is 426.31 km², which is 93 people per km². 15,238 households. 32.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kurobe?

Seven: Uozu City (魚津市), Kamiichi Town (上市町), Tateyama Town (立山町), Nyuzen Town (入善町), Asahi Town (朝日町), Omachi City (大町市) in Nagano, and Hakuba Village (白馬村) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kurobe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kurobe written in Japanese?

黒部市, read Kurobe-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 Kurobe begin?

富山県黒部市… (Toyama-ken, Kurobe-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.