Itami伊丹市

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

Itami (伊丹市, Itami-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 198,138 (2020 census), area 25 km². Borders 6 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

伊丹市

Reading

Itami-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

198,138 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.6% from 196,883

Area

25 km²

Density

7,926 people per km²

Households

82,481

Under 15

13.7%

65 and over

26.0%

Foreign residents

2,802 (1.4%)

Code

28207 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.itami.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Itami. Borders across water are not counted.

• Toyonaka City豊中市(Osaka)
• Ikeda City池田市(Osaka)
• Amagasaki City尼崎市
• Nishinomiya City西宮市
• Takarazuka City宝塚市
• Kawanishi City川西市

Questions about Itami

Is Itami a city or a prefecture?

Itami (伊丹市) 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 Itami?

Itami 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 Itami?

198,138 at the 2020 census, up 0.6% from 196,883 in 2015. The area is 25 km², which is 7,926 people per km². 82,481 households. 26.0% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Itami?

Six: Toyonaka City (豊中市) in Osaka, Ikeda City (池田市) in Osaka, Amagasaki City (尼崎市), Nishinomiya City (西宮市), Takarazuka City (宝塚市), and Kawanishi City (川西市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Itami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Itami written in Japanese?

伊丹市, read Itami-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 Itami begin?

兵庫県伊丹市… (Hyōgo-ken, Itami-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.