Akashi明石市
Akashi-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Akashi (明石市, Akashi-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 303,601 (2020 census), area 49.42 km². Borders 5 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 明石市
- Reading
- Akashi-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hyōgo 兵庫県
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Population
- 303,601 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- +3.5% from 293,409
- Area
- 49.42 km²
- Density
- 6,143 people per km²
- Households
- 133,647
- Under 15
- 13.6%
- 65 and over
- 26.9%
- Foreign residents
- 3,723 (1.2%)
- Code
- 28203 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.akashi.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Akashi. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Akashi
- Is Akashi a city or a prefecture?
- Akashi (明石市) 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 Akashi?
- Akashi 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 Akashi?
- 303,601 at the 2020 census, up 3.5% from 293,409 in 2015. The area is 49.42 km², which is 6,143 people per km². 133,647 households. 26.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.6% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Akashi?
- Five: Tarumi Ward (垂水区) of Kobe, Nishi Ward (西区) of Kobe, Kakogawa City (加古川市), Inami Town (稲美町), and Harima Town (播磨町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Akashi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Akashi written in Japanese?
- 明石市, read Akashi-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 Akashi begin?
- 兵庫県明石市… (Hyōgo-ken, Akashi-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.