Etajima江田島市

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

Etajima (江田島市, Etajima-shi) is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture. Population 21,930 (2020 census), area 100.72 km².

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
江田島市
Reading
Etajima-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Hiroshima 広島県
Region
Chūgoku 中国
Population
21,930 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-9.9% from 24,339
Area
100.72 km²
Density
218 people per km²
Households
10,141
Under 15
7.6%
65 and over
43.7%
Foreign residents
587 (2.7%)
Code
34215 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.etajima.hiroshima.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Etajima shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Etajima

Is Etajima a city or a prefecture?
Etajima (江田島市) 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 Etajima?
Etajima 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 Etajima?
21,930 at the 2020 census, down 9.9% from 24,339 in 2015. The area is 100.72 km², which is 218 people per km². 10,141 households. 43.7% of residents are 65 or older and 7.6% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Etajima?
None. Etajima shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Etajima written in Japanese?
江田島市, read Etajima-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 Etajima begin?
広島県江田島市… (Hiroshima-ken, Etajima-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.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.