Etajima江田島市
Etajima-shi. The name ends in 市 (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.
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.