Miyoshiみよし市
Miyoshi-shi. The name ends in 市 (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.
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.