Mizunami瑞浪市

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

Mizunami (瑞浪市, Mizunami-shi) is a city in Gifu Prefecture. Population 37,150 (2020 census), area 174.86 km². Borders 5 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

瑞浪市

Reading

Mizunami-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Gifu 岐阜県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

37,150 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.1% from 38,730

Area

174.86 km²

Density

212 people per km²

Households

14,521

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

31.4%

Foreign residents

973 (2.6%)

Code

21208 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.mizunami.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Mizunami. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ena City恵那市
• Toki City土岐市
• Yaotsu Town八百津町
• Mitake Town御嵩町
• Toyota City豊田市(Aichi)

Questions about Mizunami

Is Mizunami a city or a prefecture?

Mizunami (瑞浪市) 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 Mizunami?

Mizunami 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 Mizunami?

37,150 at the 2020 census, down 4.1% from 38,730 in 2015. The area is 174.86 km², which is 212 people per km². 14,521 households. 31.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mizunami?

Five: Ena City (恵那市), Toki City (土岐市), Yaotsu Town (八百津町), Mitake Town (御嵩町), and Toyota City (豊田市) in Aichi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mizunami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mizunami written in Japanese?

瑞浪市, read Mizunami-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 Mizunami begin?

岐阜県瑞浪市… (Gifu-ken, Mizunami-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.