Yurihonjo由利本荘市

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

Yurihonjo (由利本荘市, Yurihonjo-shi) is a city in Akita Prefecture. Population 74,707 (2020 census), area 1,209.59 km². Borders 9 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Akita 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

由利本荘市

Reading

Yurihonjo-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Akita 秋田県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

74,707 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.5% from 79,927

Area

1,209.59 km²

Density

62 people per km²

Households

28,362

Under 15

10.0%

65 and over

37.3%

Foreign residents

273 (0.4%)

Code

05210 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yurihonjo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Yurihonjo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Akita City秋田市
• Yokote City横手市
• Yuzawa City湯沢市
• Daisen City大仙市
• Nikaho Cityにかほ市
• Ugo Town羽後町
• Sakata City酒田市(Yamagata)
• Mamurogawa Town真室川町(Yamagata)
• Yuza Town遊佐町(Yamagata)

Questions about Yurihonjo

Is Yurihonjo a city or a prefecture?

Yurihonjo (由利本荘市) is a city (市, shi) in Akita Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Yurihonjo?

Yurihonjo is in Akita Prefecture (秋田県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Yurihonjo?

74,707 at the 2020 census, down 6.5% from 79,927 in 2015. The area is 1,209.59 km², which is 62 people per km². 28,362 households. 37.3% of residents are 65 or older and 10.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yurihonjo?

Nine: Akita City (秋田市), Yokote City (横手市), Yuzawa City (湯沢市), Daisen City (大仙市), Nikaho City (にかほ市), Ugo Town (羽後町), Sakata City (酒田市) in Yamagata, Mamurogawa Town (真室川町) in Yamagata, and Yuza Town (遊佐町) in Yamagata. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yurihonjo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yurihonjo written in Japanese?

由利本荘市, read Yurihonjo-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 Yurihonjo begin?

秋田県由利本荘市… (Akita-ken, Yurihonjo-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.