Nishinomiya西宮市
Nishinomiya-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Nishinomiya (西宮市, Nishinomiya-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 485,587 (2020 census), area 99.96 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
- 西宮市
- Reading
- Nishinomiya-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hyōgo 兵庫県
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Population
- 485,587 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -0.5% from 487,850
- Area
- 99.96 km²
- Density
- 4,858 people per km²
- Households
- 215,651
- Under 15
- 13.4%
- 65 and over
- 24.6%
- Foreign residents
- 7,603 (1.6%)
- Code
- 28204 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.nishi.or.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Nishinomiya. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Nishinomiya
- Is Nishinomiya a city or a prefecture?
- Nishinomiya (西宮市) 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 Nishinomiya?
- Nishinomiya 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 Nishinomiya?
- 485,587 at the 2020 census, down 0.5% from 487,850 in 2015. The area is 99.96 km², which is 4,858 people per km². 215,651 households. 24.6% of residents are 65 or older and 13.4% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Nishinomiya?
- Five: Kita Ward (北区) of Kobe, Amagasaki City (尼崎市), Ashiya City (芦屋市), Itami City (伊丹市), and Takarazuka City (宝塚市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nishinomiya in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Nishinomiya written in Japanese?
- 西宮市, read Nishinomiya-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 Nishinomiya begin?
- 兵庫県西宮市… (Hyōgo-ken, Nishinomiya-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.