Mutsuむつ市
Mutsu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Mutsu (むつ市, Mutsu-shi) is a city in Aomori Prefecture. Population 54,103 (2020 census), area 864.12 km². Borders 5 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Aomori Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- むつ市
- Reading
- Mutsu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Aomori 青森県
- Region
- Tōhoku 東北
- Population
- 54,103 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -7.5% from 58,493
- Area
- 864.12 km²
- Density
- 63 people per km²
- Households
- 24,077
- Under 15
- 10.6%
- 65 and over
- 34.1%
- Foreign residents
- 166 (0.3%)
- Code
- 02208 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.mutsu.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Mutsu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Mutsu
- Is Mutsu a city or a prefecture?
- Mutsu (むつ市) is a city (市, shi) in Aomori Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Mutsu?
- Mutsu is in Aomori Prefecture (青森県), 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 Mutsu?
- 54,103 at the 2020 census, down 7.5% from 58,493 in 2015. The area is 864.12 km², which is 63 people per km². 24,077 households. 34.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Mutsu?
- Five: Yokohama Town (横浜町), Oma Town (大間町), Higashidori Village (東通村), Kazamaura Village (風間浦村), and Sai Village (佐井村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mutsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Mutsu written in Japanese?
- むつ市, read Mutsu-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 Mutsu begin?
- 青森県むつ市… (Aomori-ken, Mutsu-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.