Awaraあわら市
Awara-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Awara (あわら市, Awara-shi) is a city in Fukui Prefecture. Population 27,524 (2020 census), area 116.98 km². Borders 2 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Fukui Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- あわら市
- Reading
- Awara-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Fukui 福井県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 27,524 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -4.2% from 28,729
- Area
- 116.98 km²
- Density
- 235 people per km²
- Households
- 9,933
- Under 15
- 10.9%
- 65 and over
- 34.6%
- Foreign residents
- 474 (1.7%)
- Code
- 18208 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.awara.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
2 places share a land border with Awara. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Awara
- Is Awara a city or a prefecture?
- Awara (あわら市) is a city (市, shi) in Fukui Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Awara?
- Awara is in Fukui Prefecture (福井県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Awara?
- 27,524 at the 2020 census, down 4.2% from 28,729 in 2015. The area is 116.98 km², which is 235 people per km². 9,933 households. 34.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Awara?
- Two: Kaga City (加賀市) in Ishikawa and Sakai City (坂井市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Awara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Awara written in Japanese?
- あわら市, read Awara-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 Awara begin?
- 福井県あわら市… (Fukui-ken, Awara-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.