Miyamaみやま市

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

Miyama (みやま市, Miyama-shi) is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 35,861 (2020 census), area 105.21 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Fukuoka 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

みやま市

Reading

Miyama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

35,861 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.0% from 38,139

Area

105.21 km²

Density

341 people per km²

Households

13,060

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

38.5%

Foreign residents

261 (0.7%)

Code

40229 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.miyama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Omuta City大牟田市
• Yanagawa City柳川市
• Yame City八女市
• Chikugo City筑後市
• Nankan Town南関町(Kumamoto)
• Nagomi Town和水町(Kumamoto)

Questions about Miyama

Is Miyama a city or a prefecture?

Miyama (みやま市) is a city (市, shi) in Fukuoka Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Miyama?

Miyama is in Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Miyama?

35,861 at the 2020 census, down 6.0% from 38,139 in 2015. The area is 105.21 km², which is 341 people per km². 13,060 households. 38.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Miyama?

Six: Omuta City (大牟田市), Yanagawa City (柳川市), Yame City (八女市), Chikugo City (筑後市), Nankan Town (南関町) in Kumamoto, and Nagomi Town (和水町) in Kumamoto. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Miyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Miyama written in Japanese?

みやま市, read Miyama-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 Miyama begin?

福岡県みやま市… (Fukuoka-ken, Miyama-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.