Nirasaki韮崎市
Nirasaki-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Nirasaki (韮崎市, Nirasaki-shi) is a city in Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 29,067 (2020 census), area 143.69 km². Borders 3 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
- 韮崎市
- Reading
- Nirasaki-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Yamanashi 山梨県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 29,067 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -5.3% from 30,680
- Area
- 143.69 km²
- Density
- 202 people per km²
- Households
- 11,552
- Under 15
- 10.9%
- 65 and over
- 30.7%
- Foreign residents
- 492 (1.7%)
- Code
- 19207 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.nirasaki.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
3 places share a land border with Nirasaki. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Nirasaki
- Is Nirasaki a city or a prefecture?
- Nirasaki (韮崎市) 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 Nirasaki?
- Nirasaki 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 Nirasaki?
- 29,067 at the 2020 census, down 5.3% from 30,680 in 2015. The area is 143.69 km², which is 202 people per km². 11,552 households. 30.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Nirasaki?
- Three: Minamiarupusu City (南アルプス市), Hokuto City (北杜市), and Kai City (甲斐市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nirasaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Nirasaki written in Japanese?
- 韮崎市, read Nirasaki-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 Nirasaki begin?
- 山梨県韮崎市… (Yamanashi-ken, Nirasaki-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.