Kofu甲府市
Kofu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Kofu (甲府市, Kofu-shi) is a city in Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 189,591 (2020 census), area 212.47 km². Borders 10 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
- 甲府市
- Reading
- Kofu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Yamanashi 山梨県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 189,591 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -1.8% from 193,125
- Area
- 212.47 km²
- Density
- 892 people per km²
- Households
- 87,019
- Under 15
- 11.4%
- 65 and over
- 29.3%
- Foreign residents
- 5,537 (2.9%)
- Code
- 19201 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.kofu.yamanashi.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
10 places share a land border with Kofu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Kofu
- Is Kofu a city or a prefecture?
- Kofu (甲府市) 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 Kofu?
- Kofu 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 Kofu?
- 189,591 at the 2020 census, down 1.8% from 193,125 in 2015. The area is 212.47 km², which is 892 people per km². 87,019 households. 29.3% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Kofu?
- 10: Yamanashi City (山梨市), Hokuto City (北杜市), Kai City (甲斐市), Fuefuki City (笛吹市), Chuo City (中央市), Ichikawamisato Municipality (市川三郷町), Minobu Town (身延町), Showa Town (昭和町), Fujikawaguchiko Town (富士河口湖町), and Kawakami Village (川上村) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kofu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Kofu written in Japanese?
- 甲府市, read Kofu-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 Kofu begin?
- 山梨県甲府市… (Yamanashi-ken, Kofu-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.