Fuchu府中市

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

Fuchu (府中市, Fuchu-shi) is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture. Population 37,655 (2020 census), area 195.75 km². Borders 6 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
府中市
Reading
Fuchu-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Hiroshima 広島県
Region
Chūgoku 中国
Population
37,655 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-6.0% from 40,069
Area
195.75 km²
Density
192 people per km²
Households
15,030
Under 15
10.4%
65 and over
38.2%
Foreign residents
580 (1.5%)
Code
34208 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.fuchu.hiroshima.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Fuchu. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Fuchu

Is Fuchu a city or a prefecture?
Fuchu (府中市) 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 Fuchu?
Fuchu 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 Fuchu?
37,655 at the 2020 census, down 6.0% from 40,069 in 2015. The area is 195.75 km², which is 192 people per km². 15,030 households. 38.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Fuchu?
Six: Onomichi City (尾道市), Fukuyama City (福山市), Miyoshi City (三次市), Shobara City (庄原市), Sera Town (世羅町), and Jinsekikogen Town (神石高原町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fuchu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Fuchu written in Japanese?
府中市, read Fuchu-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 Fuchu begin?
広島県府中市… (Hiroshima-ken, Fuchu-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.