Ashiya芦屋市

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

Ashiya (芦屋市, Ashiya-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 93,922 (2020 census), area 18.47 km². Borders 2 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

芦屋市

Reading

Ashiya-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

93,922 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.5% from 95,350

Area

18.47 km²

Density

5,085 people per km²

Households

42,522

Under 15

12.2%

65 and over

30.3%

Foreign residents

1,606 (1.7%)

Code

28206 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.ashiya.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Ashiya. Borders across water are not counted.

• Higashinada Ward東灘区(Kobe)
• Nishinomiya City西宮市

Questions about Ashiya

Is Ashiya a city or a prefecture?

Ashiya (芦屋市) 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 Ashiya?

Ashiya 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 Ashiya?

93,922 at the 2020 census, down 1.5% from 95,350 in 2015. The area is 18.47 km², which is 5,085 people per km². 42,522 households. 30.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ashiya?

Two: Higashinada Ward (東灘区) of Kobe and Nishinomiya City (西宮市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ashiya in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ashiya written in Japanese?

芦屋市, read Ashiya-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 Ashiya begin?

兵庫県芦屋市… (Hyōgo-ken, Ashiya-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.