Seiyo西予市

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

Seiyo (西予市, Seiyo-shi) is a city in Ehime Prefecture. Population 35,388 (2020 census), area 514.34 km². Borders 7 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.

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Facts

Japanese name

西予市

Reading

Seiyo-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ehime 愛媛県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

35,388 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.1% from 38,919

Area

514.34 km²

Density

69 people per km²

Households

15,474

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

44.1%

Foreign residents

277 (0.8%)

Code

38214 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.seiyo.ehime.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Seiyo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Uwajima City宇和島市
• Yawatahama City八幡浜市
• Ozu City大洲市
• Kumakogen Town久万高原町
• Uchiko Town内子町
• Kihoku Town鬼北町
• Yusuhara Town檮原町(Kōchi)

Questions about Seiyo

Is Seiyo a city or a prefecture?

Seiyo (西予市) 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 Seiyo?

Seiyo 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 Seiyo?

35,388 at the 2020 census, down 9.1% from 38,919 in 2015. The area is 514.34 km², which is 69 people per km². 15,474 households. 44.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Seiyo?

Seven: Uwajima City (宇和島市), Yawatahama City (八幡浜市), Ozu City (大洲市), Kumakogen Town (久万高原町), Uchiko Town (内子町), Kihoku Town (鬼北町), and Yusuhara Town (檮原町) in Kōchi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Seiyo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Seiyo written in Japanese?

西予市, read Seiyo-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 Seiyo begin?

愛媛県西予市… (Ehime-ken, Seiyo-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.