Nishiwaki西脇市
Nishiwaki-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Nishiwaki (西脇市, Nishiwaki-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 38,673 (2020 census), area 132.44 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
- 西脇市
- Reading
- Nishiwaki-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hyōgo 兵庫県
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Population
- 38,673 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -5.4% from 40,866
- Area
- 132.44 km²
- Density
- 292 people per km²
- Households
- 15,167
- Under 15
- 11.9%
- 65 and over
- 33.8%
- Foreign residents
- 710 (1.8%)
- Code
- 28213 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.nishiwaki.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Nishiwaki. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Nishiwaki
- Is Nishiwaki a city or a prefecture?
- Nishiwaki (西脇市) 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 Nishiwaki?
- Nishiwaki 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 Nishiwaki?
- 38,673 at the 2020 census, down 5.4% from 40,866 in 2015. The area is 132.44 km², which is 292 people per km². 15,167 households. 33.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Nishiwaki?
- Five: Kasai City (加西市), Tambasasayama City (丹波篠山市), Tamba City (丹波市), Kato City (加東市), and Taka Town (多可町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nishiwaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Nishiwaki written in Japanese?
- 西脇市, read Nishiwaki-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 Nishiwaki begin?
- 兵庫県西脇市… (Hyōgo-ken, Nishiwaki-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.