Midoriみどり市

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

Midori (みどり市, Midori-shi) is a city in Gunma Prefecture. Population 49,648 (2020 census), area 208.42 km². Borders 7 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

みどり市

Reading

Midori-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

49,648 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.5% from 50,906

Area

208.42 km²

Density

238 people per km²

Households

19,443

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

30.1%

Foreign residents

722 (1.5%)

Code

10212 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.midori.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Sano City佐野市(Tochigi)
• Kanuma City鹿沼市(Tochigi)
• Nikko City日光市(Tochigi)
• Kiryu City桐生市
• Isesaki City伊勢崎市
• Ota City太田市
• Numata City沼田市

Questions about Midori

Is Midori a city or a prefecture?

Midori (みどり市) 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 Midori?

Midori 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 Midori?

49,648 at the 2020 census, down 2.5% from 50,906 in 2015. The area is 208.42 km², which is 238 people per km². 19,443 households. 30.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Midori?

Seven: Sano City (佐野市) in Tochigi, Kanuma City (鹿沼市) in Tochigi, Nikko City (日光市) in Tochigi, Kiryu City (桐生市), Isesaki City (伊勢崎市), Ota City (太田市), and Numata City (沼田市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Midori in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Midori written in Japanese?

みどり市, read Midori-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 Midori begin?

群馬県みどり市… (Gunma-ken, Midori-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.