Uwajima宇和島市

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

Uwajima (宇和島市, Uwajima-shi) is a city in Ehime Prefecture. Population 70,809 (2020 census), area 468.19 km². Borders 6 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

宇和島市

Reading

Uwajima-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ehime 愛媛県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

70,809 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.6% from 77,465

Area

468.19 km²

Density

151 people per km²

Households

31,452

Under 15

10.2%

65 and over

40.0%

Foreign residents

377 (0.5%)

Code

38203 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.uwajima.ehime.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Uwajima. Borders across water are not counted.

• Seiyo City西予市
• Matsuno Town松野町
• Kihoku Town鬼北町
• Ainan Town愛南町
• Sukumo City宿毛市(Kōchi)
• Shimanto City四万十市(Kōchi)

Questions about Uwajima

Is Uwajima a city or a prefecture?

Uwajima (宇和島市) 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 Uwajima?

Uwajima 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 Uwajima?

70,809 at the 2020 census, down 8.6% from 77,465 in 2015. The area is 468.19 km², which is 151 people per km². 31,452 households. 40.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Uwajima?

Six: Seiyo City (西予市), Matsuno Town (松野町), Kihoku Town (鬼北町), Ainan Town (愛南町), Sukumo City (宿毛市) in Kōchi, and Shimanto City (四万十市) in Kōchi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Uwajima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Uwajima written in Japanese?

宇和島市, read Uwajima-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 Uwajima begin?

愛媛県宇和島市… (Ehime-ken, Uwajima-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.