Amagasaki尼崎市

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

Amagasaki (尼崎市, Amagasaki-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 459,593 (2020 census), area 50.72 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.

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Facts

Japanese name

尼崎市

Reading

Amagasaki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

459,593 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.6% from 452,563

Area

50.72 km²

Density

9,061 people per km²

Households

221,404

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

29.6%

Foreign residents

12,257 (2.7%)

Code

28202 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.amagasaki.hyogo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nishiyodogawa Ward西淀川区(Osaka)
• Yodogawa Ward淀川区(Osaka)
• Toyonaka City豊中市(Osaka)
• Nishinomiya City西宮市
• Itami City伊丹市

Questions about Amagasaki

Is Amagasaki a city or a prefecture?

Amagasaki (尼崎市) 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 Amagasaki?

Amagasaki 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 Amagasaki?

459,593 at the 2020 census, up 1.6% from 452,563 in 2015. The area is 50.72 km², which is 9,061 people per km². 221,404 households. 29.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Amagasaki?

Five: Nishiyodogawa Ward (西淀川区) of Osaka in Osaka, Yodogawa Ward (淀川区) of Osaka in Osaka, Toyonaka City (豊中市) in Osaka, Nishinomiya City (西宮市), and Itami City (伊丹市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Amagasaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Amagasaki written in Japanese?

尼崎市, read Amagasaki-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 Amagasaki begin?

兵庫県尼崎市… (Hyōgo-ken, Amagasaki-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.