Handa半田市

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

Handa (半田市, Handa-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 117,884 (2020 census), area 47.42 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.

Open Handa on the map

Facts

Japanese name
半田市
Reading
Handa-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Aichi 愛知県
Region
Chūbu 中部
Population
117,884 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
+0.8% from 116,908
Area
47.42 km²
Density
2,486 people per km²
Households
49,006
Under 15
13.0%
65 and over
24.5%
Foreign residents
4,182 (3.5%)
Code
23205 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.handa.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Handa

Is Handa a city or a prefecture?
Handa (半田市) 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 Handa?
Handa 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 Handa?
117,884 at the 2020 census, up 0.8% from 116,908 in 2015. The area is 47.42 km², which is 2,486 people per km². 49,006 households. 24.5% of residents are 65 or older and 13.0% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Handa?
Four: Tokoname City (常滑市), Agui Town (阿久比町), Higashiura Town (東浦町), and Taketoyo Town (武豊町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Handa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Handa written in Japanese?
半田市, read Handa-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 Handa begin?
愛知県半田市… (Aichi-ken, Handa-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.