Gamagori蒲郡市

Gamagori-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Gamagori (蒲郡市, Gamagori-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 79,538 (2020 census), area 56.92 km². Borders 4 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.

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Facts

Japanese name

蒲郡市

Reading

Gamagori-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

79,538 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.9% from 81,100

Area

56.92 km²

Density

1,397 people per km²

Households

30,970

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

29.7%

Foreign residents

3,198 (4.0%)

Code

23214 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.gamagori.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Gamagori. Borders across water are not counted.

• Okazaki City岡崎市
• Toyokawa City豊川市
• Nishio City西尾市
• Kota Town幸田町

Questions about Gamagori

Is Gamagori a city or a prefecture?

Gamagori (蒲郡市) 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 Gamagori?

Gamagori 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 Gamagori?

79,538 at the 2020 census, down 1.9% from 81,100 in 2015. The area is 56.92 km², which is 1,397 people per km². 30,970 households. 29.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Gamagori?

Four: Okazaki City (岡崎市), Toyokawa City (豊川市), Nishio City (西尾市), and Kota Town (幸田町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Gamagori in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Gamagori written in Japanese?

蒲郡市, read Gamagori-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 Gamagori begin?

愛知県蒲郡市… (Aichi-ken, Gamagori-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.