Maebashi前橋市

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

Maebashi (前橋市, Maebashi-shi) is a city in Gunma Prefecture. Population 332,149 (2020 census), area 311.59 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

前橋市

Reading

Maebashi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

332,149 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.2% from 336,154

Area

311.59 km²

Density

1,066 people per km²

Households

141,882

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

30.2%

Foreign residents

7,253 (2.2%)

Code

10201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.maebashi.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Takasaki City高崎市
• Kiryu City桐生市
• Isesaki City伊勢崎市
• Numata City沼田市
• Shibukawa City渋川市
• Shinto Village榛東村
• Yoshioka Town吉岡町
• Tamamura Town玉村町

Questions about Maebashi

Is Maebashi a city or a prefecture?

Maebashi (前橋市) 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 Maebashi?

Maebashi 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 Maebashi?

332,149 at the 2020 census, down 1.2% from 336,154 in 2015. The area is 311.59 km², which is 1,066 people per km². 141,882 households. 30.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Maebashi?

Eight: Takasaki City (高崎市), Kiryu City (桐生市), Isesaki City (伊勢崎市), Numata City (沼田市), Shibukawa City (渋川市), Shinto Village (榛東村), Yoshioka Town (吉岡町), and Tamamura Town (玉村町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Maebashi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Maebashi written in Japanese?

前橋市, read Maebashi-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 Maebashi begin?

群馬県前橋市… (Gunma-ken, Maebashi-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.