Minamiawaji南あわじ市

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

Minamiawaji (南あわじ市, Minamiawaji-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 44,137 (2020 census), area 229.01 km². Borders 1 place.

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

南あわじ市

Reading

Minamiawaji-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

44,137 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.9% from 46,912

Area

229.01 km²

Density

193 people per km²

Households

17,047

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

36.5%

Foreign residents

379 (0.9%)

Code

28224 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.minamiawaji.hyogo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

One place shares a land border with Minamiawaji. Borders across water are not counted.

• Sumoto City洲本市

Questions about Minamiawaji

Is Minamiawaji a city or a prefecture?

Minamiawaji (南あわじ市) 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 Minamiawaji?

Minamiawaji 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 Minamiawaji?

44,137 at the 2020 census, down 5.9% from 46,912 in 2015. The area is 229.01 km², which is 193 people per km². 17,047 households. 36.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamiawaji?

One: Sumoto City (洲本市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamiawaji in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamiawaji written in Japanese?

南あわじ市, read Minamiawaji-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 Minamiawaji begin?

兵庫県南あわじ市… (Hyōgo-ken, Minamiawaji-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.