Iwakuni岩国市
Iwakuni-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Iwakuni (岩国市, Iwakuni-shi) is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Population 129,125 (2020 census), area 873.72 km². Borders 9 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 岩国市
- Reading
- Iwakuni-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Yamaguchi 山口県
- Region
- Chūgoku 中国
- Population
- 129,125 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -5.6% from 136,757
- Area
- 873.72 km²
- Density
- 148 people per km²
- Households
- 57,911
- Under 15
- 11.2%
- 65 and over
- 36.0%
- Foreign residents
- 1,999 (1.5%)
- Code
- 35208 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.iwakuni.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
9 places share a land border with Iwakuni. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Iwakuni
- Is Iwakuni a city or a prefecture?
- Iwakuni (岩国市) is a city (市, shi) in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Iwakuni?
- Iwakuni is in Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Iwakuni?
- 129,125 at the 2020 census, down 5.6% from 136,757 in 2015. The area is 873.72 km², which is 148 people per km². 57,911 households. 36.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Iwakuni?
- Nine: Masuda City (益田市) in Shimane, Yoshika Town (吉賀町) in Shimane, Otake City (大竹市) in Hiroshima, Hatsukaichi City (廿日市市) in Hiroshima, Hikari City (光市), Yanai City (柳井市), Shunan City (周南市), Waki Town (和木町), and Tabuse Town (田布施町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iwakuni in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Iwakuni written in Japanese?
- 岩国市, read Iwakuni-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 Iwakuni begin?
- 山口県岩国市… (Yamaguchi-ken, Iwakuni-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.