Anjo安城市
Anjo-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Anjo (安城市, Anjo-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 187,990 (2020 census), area 86.05 km². Borders 7 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
- 安城市
- Reading
- Anjo-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Aichi 愛知県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 187,990 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- +2.1% from 184,140
- Area
- 86.05 km²
- Density
- 2,185 people per km²
- Households
- 75,310
- Under 15
- 14.7%
- 65 and over
- 21.2%
- Foreign residents
- 7,733 (4.1%)
- Code
- 23212 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.anjo.aichi.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
7 places share a land border with Anjo. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Anjo
- Is Anjo a city or a prefecture?
- Anjo (安城市) 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 Anjo?
- Anjo 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 Anjo?
- 187,990 at the 2020 census, up 2.1% from 184,140 in 2015. The area is 86.05 km², which is 2,185 people per km². 75,310 households. 21.2% of residents are 65 or older and 14.7% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Anjo?
- Seven: Okazaki City (岡崎市), Hekinan City (碧南市), Kariya City (刈谷市), Toyota City (豊田市), Nishio City (西尾市), Chiryu City (知立市), and Takahama City (高浜市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Anjo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Anjo written in Japanese?
- 安城市, read Anjo-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 Anjo begin?
- 愛知県安城市… (Aichi-ken, Anjo-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.