Iwakiいわき市

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

Iwaki (いわき市, Iwaki-shi) is a city in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 332,931 (2020 census), area 1,232.26 km². Borders 9 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Fukushima 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

いわき市

Reading

Iwaki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

332,931 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.9% from 350,237

Area

1,232.26 km²

Density

270 people per km²

Households

141,411

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

31.4%

Foreign residents

2,815 (0.8%)

Code

07204 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.iwaki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Iwaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tamura City田村市
• Samegawa Village鮫川村
• Hirata Village平田村
• Furudono Town古殿町
• Ono Town小野町
• Hirono Town広野町
• Naraha Town楢葉町
• Kawauchi Village川内村
• Kitaibaraki City北茨城市(Ibaraki)

Questions about Iwaki

Is Iwaki a city or a prefecture?

Iwaki (いわき市) is a city (市, shi) in Fukushima Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Iwaki?

Iwaki is in Fukushima Prefecture (福島県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Iwaki?

332,931 at the 2020 census, down 4.9% from 350,237 in 2015. The area is 1,232.26 km², which is 270 people per km². 141,411 households. 31.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Iwaki?

Nine: Tamura City (田村市), Samegawa Village (鮫川村), Hirata Village (平田村), Furudono Town (古殿町), Ono Town (小野町), Hirono Town (広野町), Naraha Town (楢葉町), Kawauchi Village (川内村), and Kitaibaraki City (北茨城市) in Ibaraki. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iwaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Iwaki written in Japanese?

いわき市, read Iwaki-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 Iwaki begin?

福島県いわき市… (Fukushima-ken, Iwaki-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.