Miyoshiみよし市

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

Miyoshi (みよし市, Miyoshi-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 61,952 (2020 census), area 32.19 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
みよし市
Reading
Miyoshi-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Aichi 愛知県
Region
Chūbu 中部
Population
61,952 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
+0.2% from 61,810
Area
32.19 km²
Density
1,925 people per km²
Households
24,129
Under 15
14.5%
65 and over
18.6%
Foreign residents
2,287 (3.7%)
Code
23236 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.aichi-miyoshi.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Miyoshi

Is Miyoshi a city or a prefecture?
Miyoshi (みよし市) 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 Miyoshi?
Miyoshi 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 Miyoshi?
61,952 at the 2020 census, up 0.2% from 61,810 in 2015. The area is 32.19 km², which is 1,925 people per km². 24,129 households. 18.6% of residents are 65 or older and 14.5% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Miyoshi?
Four: Kariya City (刈谷市), Toyota City (豊田市), Nisshin City (日進市), and Togo Town (東郷町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Miyoshi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Miyoshi written in Japanese?
みよし市, read Miyoshi-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 Miyoshi begin?
愛知県みよし市… (Aichi-ken, Miyoshi-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.