Akitakata安芸高田市

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

Akitakata (安芸高田市, Akitakata-shi) is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture. Population 26,448 (2020 census), area 537.71 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Hiroshima 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

安芸高田市

Reading

Akitakata-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hiroshima 広島県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

26,448 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.3% from 29,488

Area

537.71 km²

Density

49 people per km²

Households

11,060

Under 15

9.9%

65 and over

42.0%

Foreign residents

696 (2.6%)

Code

34214 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.akitakata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Onan Town邑南町(Shimane)
• Asakita Ward安佐北区(Hiroshima)
• Miyoshi City三次市
• Higashihiroshima City東広島市
• Kitahiroshima Town北広島町

Questions about Akitakata

Is Akitakata a city or a prefecture?

Akitakata (安芸高田市) is a city (市, shi) in Hiroshima Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Akitakata?

Akitakata is in Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Akitakata?

26,448 at the 2020 census, down 10.3% from 29,488 in 2015. The area is 537.71 km², which is 49 people per km². 11,060 households. 42.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Akitakata?

Five: Onan Town (邑南町) in Shimane, Asakita Ward (安佐北区) of Hiroshima, Miyoshi City (三次市), Higashihiroshima City (東広島市), and Kitahiroshima Town (北広島町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Akitakata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Akitakata written in Japanese?

安芸高田市, read Akitakata-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 Akitakata begin?

広島県安芸高田市… (Hiroshima-ken, Akitakata-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.