Mizuho瑞穂市

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

Mizuho (瑞穂市, Mizuho-shi) is a city in Gifu Prefecture. Population 56,388 (2020 census), area 28.19 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Gifu 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

瑞穂市

Reading

Mizuho-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Gifu 岐阜県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

56,388 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.7% from 54,354

Area

28.19 km²

Density

2,000 people per km²

Households

22,502

Under 15

15.3%

65 and over

21.2%

Foreign residents

2,426 (4.3%)

Code

21216 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.mizuho.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Mizuho. Borders across water are not counted.

• Gifu City岐阜市
• Ogaki City大垣市
• Motosu City本巣市
• Godo Town神戸町
• Ampachi Town安八町
• Ono Town大野町
• Kitagata Town北方町

Questions about Mizuho

Is Mizuho a city or a prefecture?

Mizuho (瑞穂市) is a city (市, shi) in Gifu Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Mizuho?

Mizuho is in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県), 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 Mizuho?

56,388 at the 2020 census, up 3.7% from 54,354 in 2015. The area is 28.19 km², which is 2,000 people per km². 22,502 households. 21.2% of residents are 65 or older and 15.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mizuho?

Seven: Gifu City (岐阜市), Ogaki City (大垣市), Motosu City (本巣市), Godo Town (神戸町), Ampachi Town (安八町), Ono Town (大野町), and Kitagata Town (北方町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mizuho in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mizuho written in Japanese?

瑞穂市, read Mizuho-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 Mizuho begin?

岐阜県瑞穂市… (Gifu-ken, Mizuho-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.