Kai甲斐市

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

Kai (甲斐市, Kai-shi) is a city in Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 75,313 (2020 census), area 71.95 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.

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Facts

Japanese name
甲斐市
Reading
Kai-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Yamanashi 山梨県
Region
Chūbu 中部
Population
75,313 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
+1.2% from 74,386
Area
71.95 km²
Density
1,047 people per km²
Households
31,039
Under 15
13.5%
65 and over
26.3%
Foreign residents
1,103 (1.5%)
Code
19210 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.kai.yamanashi.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Kai. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Kai

Is Kai a city or a prefecture?
Kai (甲斐市) 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 Kai?
Kai 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 Kai?
75,313 at the 2020 census, up 1.2% from 74,386 in 2015. The area is 71.95 km², which is 1,047 people per km². 31,039 households. 26.3% of residents are 65 or older and 13.5% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Kai?
Five: Kofu City (甲府市), Nirasaki City (韮崎市), Minamiarupusu City (南アルプス市), Hokuto City (北杜市), and Showa Town (昭和町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Kai written in Japanese?
甲斐市, read Kai-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 Kai begin?
山梨県甲斐市… (Yamanashi-ken, Kai-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.