Aioi相生市

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

Aioi (相生市, Aioi-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 28,355 (2020 census), area 90.4 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Hyōgo 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

相生市

Reading

Aioi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

28,355 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.9% from 30,129

Area

90.4 km²

Density

314 people per km²

Households

11,806

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

36.9%

Foreign residents

407 (1.4%)

Code

28208 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.aioi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Aioi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ako City赤穂市
• Tatsuno Cityたつの市
• Kamigori Town上郡町

Questions about Aioi

Is Aioi a city or a prefecture?

Aioi (相生市) is a city (市, shi) in Hyōgo Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Aioi?

Aioi is in Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Aioi?

28,355 at the 2020 census, down 5.9% from 30,129 in 2015. The area is 90.4 km², which is 314 people per km². 11,806 households. 36.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Aioi?

Three: Ako City (赤穂市), Tatsuno City (たつの市), and Kamigori Town (上郡町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Aioi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Aioi written in Japanese?

相生市, read Aioi-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 Aioi begin?

兵庫県相生市… (Hyōgo-ken, Aioi-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.