Kinokawa紀の川市

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

Kinokawa (紀の川市, Kinokawa-shi) is a city in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 58,816 (2020 census), area 228.21 km². Borders 9 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Wakayama Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

Open Kinokawa on the map

Facts

Japanese name
紀の川市
Reading
Kinokawa-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Wakayama 和歌山県
Region
Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
Population
58,816 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-6.1% from 62,616
Area
228.21 km²
Density
258 people per km²
Households
23,351
Under 15
11.2%
65 and over
33.2%
Foreign residents
411 (0.7%)
Code
30208 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.kinokawa.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Kinokawa. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Kinokawa

Is Kinokawa a city or a prefecture?
Kinokawa (紀の川市) is a city (市, shi) in Wakayama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Kinokawa?
Kinokawa is in Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Kinokawa?
58,816 at the 2020 census, down 6.1% from 62,616 in 2015. The area is 228.21 km², which is 258 people per km². 23,351 households. 33.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Kinokawa?
Nine: Kishiwada City (岸和田市) in Osaka, Kaizuka City (貝塚市) in Osaka, Izumisano City (泉佐野市) in Osaka, Sennan City (泉南市) in Osaka, Wakayama City (和歌山市), Kainan City (海南市), Iwade City (岩出市), Kimino Town (紀美野町), and Katsuragi Town (かつらぎ町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kinokawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Kinokawa written in Japanese?
紀の川市, read Kinokawa-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 Kinokawa begin?
和歌山県紀の川市… (Wakayama-ken, Kinokawa-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.