Fuefuki笛吹市
Fuefuki-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Fuefuki (笛吹市, Fuefuki-shi) is a city in Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 66,947 (2020 census), area 201.92 km². Borders 5 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Yamanashi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 笛吹市
- Reading
- Fuefuki-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Yamanashi 山梨県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 66,947 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -3.8% from 69,559
- Area
- 201.92 km²
- Density
- 332 people per km²
- Households
- 26,916
- Under 15
- 12.0%
- 65 and over
- 30.5%
- Foreign residents
- 1,020 (1.5%)
- Code
- 19211 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.fuefuki.yamanashi.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Fuefuki. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Fuefuki
- Is Fuefuki a city or a prefecture?
- Fuefuki (笛吹市) is a city (市, shi) in Yamanashi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Fuefuki?
- Fuefuki is in Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県), 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 Fuefuki?
- 66,947 at the 2020 census, down 3.8% from 69,559 in 2015. The area is 201.92 km², which is 332 people per km². 26,916 households. 30.5% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Fuefuki?
- Five: Kofu City (甲府市), Yamanashi City (山梨市), Otsuki City (大月市), Koshu City (甲州市), and Fujikawaguchiko Town (富士河口湖町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fuefuki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Fuefuki written in Japanese?
- 笛吹市, read Fuefuki-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 Fuefuki begin?
- 山梨県笛吹市… (Yamanashi-ken, Fuefuki-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.