It reads ちくまし — Chikuma Shi.
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Chikuma is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2023, the city had an estimated population of 58,124 in 22,407 households, and a population density of 490 inhabitants per square kilometer (1,300/sq mi). The total area of the city was 119.79 square kilometers (46.25 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Chikuma.
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千曲市 is read ちくまし (Chikuma Shi). It is a city in Nagano Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Chikuma has a population of 58,755 across 120 km², making it the 435th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 10th largest of the 73 in Nagano.
The closest municipalities to Chikuma are Sakaki Machi (10 km), Omi Mura (12 km), Nagano Shi (14 km).