Yawatahama八幡浜市

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

Yawatahama (八幡浜市, Yawatahama-shi) is a city in Ehime Prefecture. Population 31,987 (2020 census), area 132.65 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.

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Facts

Japanese name

八幡浜市

Reading

Yawatahama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Ehime 愛媛県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

31,987 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.5% from 34,951

Area

132.65 km²

Density

241 people per km²

Households

14,413

Under 15

9.6%

65 and over

41.1%

Foreign residents

212 (0.7%)

Code

38204 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yawatahama.ehime.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Yawatahama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ozu City大洲市
• Seiyo City西予市
• Ikata Town伊方町

Questions about Yawatahama

Is Yawatahama a city or a prefecture?

Yawatahama (八幡浜市) 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 Yawatahama?

Yawatahama 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 Yawatahama?

31,987 at the 2020 census, down 8.5% from 34,951 in 2015. The area is 132.65 km², which is 241 people per km². 14,413 households. 41.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yawatahama?

Three: Ozu City (大洲市), Seiyo City (西予市), and Ikata Town (伊方町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yawatahama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yawatahama written in Japanese?

八幡浜市, read Yawatahama-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 Yawatahama begin?

愛媛県八幡浜市… (Ehime-ken, Yawatahama-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.