Sanda三田市

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

Sanda (三田市, Sanda-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 109,238 (2020 census), area 210.32 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

三田市

Reading

Sanda-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

109,238 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.1% from 112,691

Area

210.32 km²

Density

519 people per km²

Households

42,401

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

26.4%

Foreign residents

882 (0.8%)

Code

28219 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sanda.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kita Ward北区(Kobe)
• Takarazuka City宝塚市
• Miki City三木市
• Tambasasayama City丹波篠山市
• Kato City加東市
• Inagawa Town猪名川町

Questions about Sanda

Is Sanda a city or a prefecture?

Sanda (三田市) 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 Sanda?

Sanda 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 Sanda?

109,238 at the 2020 census, down 3.1% from 112,691 in 2015. The area is 210.32 km², which is 519 people per km². 42,401 households. 26.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sanda?

Six: Kita Ward (北区) of Kobe, Takarazuka City (宝塚市), Miki City (三木市), Tambasasayama City (丹波篠山市), Kato City (加東市), and Inagawa Town (猪名川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sanda in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sanda written in Japanese?

三田市, read Sanda-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 Sanda begin?

兵庫県三田市… (Hyōgo-ken, Sanda-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.