Imabari今治市
Imabari-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Imabari (今治市, Imabari-shi) is a city in Ehime Prefecture. Population 151,672 (2020 census), area 419.21 km². Borders 3 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Ehime Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 今治市
- Reading
- Imabari-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Ehime 愛媛県
- Region
- Shikoku 四国
- Population
- 151,672 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -4.1% from 158,114
- Area
- 419.21 km²
- Density
- 362 people per km²
- Households
- 68,328
- Under 15
- 11.2%
- 65 and over
- 35.8%
- Foreign residents
- 3,139 (2.1%)
- Code
- 38202 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.imabari.ehime.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
3 places share a land border with Imabari. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Imabari
- Is Imabari a city or a prefecture?
- Imabari (今治市) is a city (市, shi) in Ehime Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Imabari?
- Imabari is in Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Imabari?
- 151,672 at the 2020 census, down 4.1% from 158,114 in 2015. The area is 419.21 km², which is 362 people per km². 68,328 households. 35.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Imabari?
- Three: Matsuyama City (松山市), Saijo City (西条市), and Toon City (東温市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Imabari in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Imabari written in Japanese?
- 今治市, read Imabari-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 Imabari begin?
- 愛媛県今治市… (Ehime-ken, Imabari-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.