Owariasahi尾張旭市

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

Owariasahi (尾張旭市, Owariasahi-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 83,144 (2020 census), area 21.03 km². Borders 3 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

尾張旭市

Reading

Owariasahi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

83,144 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.9% from 80,787

Area

21.03 km²

Density

3,954 people per km²

Households

33,977

Under 15

13.7%

65 and over

26.1%

Foreign residents

1,440 (1.7%)

Code

23226 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.owariasahi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Owariasahi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Moriyama Ward守山区(Nagoya)
• Seto City瀬戸市
• Nagakute City長久手市

Questions about Owariasahi

Is Owariasahi a city or a prefecture?

Owariasahi (尾張旭市) 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 Owariasahi?

Owariasahi 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 Owariasahi?

83,144 at the 2020 census, up 2.9% from 80,787 in 2015. The area is 21.03 km², which is 3,954 people per km². 33,977 households. 26.1% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Owariasahi?

Three: Moriyama Ward (守山区) of Nagoya, Seto City (瀬戸市), and Nagakute City (長久手市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Owariasahi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Owariasahi written in Japanese?

尾張旭市, read Owariasahi-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 Owariasahi begin?

愛知県尾張旭市… (Aichi-ken, Owariasahi-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.