Amaあま市
Ama-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Ama (あま市, Ama-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 86,126 (2020 census), area 27.49 km². Borders 8 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Aichi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- あま市
- Reading
- Ama-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Aichi 愛知県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 86,126 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -0.9% from 86,898
- Area
- 27.49 km²
- Density
- 3,133 people per km²
- Households
- 34,041
- Under 15
- 13.4%
- 65 and over
- 26.7%
- Foreign residents
- 2,049 (2.4%)
- Code
- 23237 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.ama.aichi.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
8 places share a land border with Ama. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Ama
- Is Ama a city or a prefecture?
- Ama (あま市) is a city (市, shi) in Aichi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Ama?
- Ama is in Aichi Prefecture (愛知県), 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 Ama?
- 86,126 at the 2020 census, down 0.9% from 86,898 in 2015. The area is 27.49 km², which is 3,133 people per km². 34,041 households. 26.7% of residents are 65 or older and 13.4% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Ama?
- Eight: Nakamura Ward (中村区) of Nagoya, Nakagawa Ward (中川区) of Nagoya, Tsushima City (津島市), Inazawa City (稲沢市), Aisai City (愛西市), Kiyosu City (清須市), Oharu Town (大治町), and Kanie Town (蟹江町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Ama written in Japanese?
- あま市, read Ama-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 Ama begin?
- 愛知県あま市… (Aichi-ken, Ama-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.