Fujioka藤岡市

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

Fujioka (藤岡市, Fujioka-shi) is a city in Gunma Prefecture. Population 63,261 (2020 census), area 180.29 km². Borders 8 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Gunma 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

藤岡市

Reading

Fujioka-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

63,261 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.7% from 65,708

Area

180.29 km²

Density

351 people per km²

Households

25,362

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

32.5%

Foreign residents

785 (1.2%)

Code

10209 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.fujioka.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Fujioka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Takasaki City高崎市
• Kanna Town神流町
• Shimonita Town下仁田町
• Kanra Town甘楽町
• Tamamura Town玉村町
• Chichibu City秩父市(Saitama)
• Kamikawa Town神川町(Saitama)
• Kamisato Town上里町(Saitama)

Questions about Fujioka

Is Fujioka a city or a prefecture?

Fujioka (藤岡市) is a city (市, shi) in Gunma Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Fujioka?

Fujioka is in Gunma Prefecture (群馬県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Fujioka?

63,261 at the 2020 census, down 3.7% from 65,708 in 2015. The area is 180.29 km², which is 351 people per km². 25,362 households. 32.5% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fujioka?

Eight: Takasaki City (高崎市), Kanna Town (神流町), Shimonita Town (下仁田町), Kanra Town (甘楽町), Tamamura Town (玉村町), Chichibu City (秩父市) in Saitama, Kamikawa Town (神川町) in Saitama, and Kamisato Town (上里町) in Saitama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fujioka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fujioka written in Japanese?

藤岡市, read Fujioka-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 Fujioka begin?

群馬県藤岡市… (Gunma-ken, Fujioka-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.