Nirasaki韮崎市

Nirasaki-shi. The name ends in (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.

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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.