Hatsukaichi廿日市市

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

Hatsukaichi (廿日市市, Hatsukaichi-shi) is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture. Population 114,173 (2020 census), area 489.49 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

廿日市市

Reading

Hatsukaichi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hiroshima 広島県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

114,173 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.6% from 114,906

Area

489.49 km²

Density

233 people per km²

Households

47,821

Under 15

13.1%

65 and over

30.8%

Foreign residents

1,336 (1.2%)

Code

34213 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.hatsukaichi.hiroshima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Masuda City益田市(Shimane)
• Saeki Ward佐伯区(Hiroshima)
• Otake City大竹市
• Akiota Town安芸太田町
• Iwakuni City岩国市(Yamaguchi)

Questions about Hatsukaichi

Is Hatsukaichi a city or a prefecture?

Hatsukaichi (廿日市市) 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 Hatsukaichi?

Hatsukaichi 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 Hatsukaichi?

114,173 at the 2020 census, down 0.6% from 114,906 in 2015. The area is 489.49 km², which is 233 people per km². 47,821 households. 30.8% of residents are 65 or older and 13.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hatsukaichi?

Five: Masuda City (益田市) in Shimane, Saeki Ward (佐伯区) of Hiroshima, Otake City (大竹市), Akiota Town (安芸太田町), and Iwakuni City (岩国市) in Yamaguchi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hatsukaichi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hatsukaichi written in Japanese?

廿日市市, read Hatsukaichi-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 Hatsukaichi begin?

広島県廿日市市… (Hiroshima-ken, Hatsukaichi-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.