Tamba丹波市
Tamba-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Tamba (丹波市, Tamba-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 61,471 (2020 census), area 493.21 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
- 丹波市
- Reading
- Tamba-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hyōgo 兵庫県
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Population
- 61,471 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -4.9% from 64,660
- Area
- 493.21 km²
- Density
- 125 people per km²
- Households
- 23,033
- Under 15
- 12.1%
- 65 and over
- 35.1%
- Foreign residents
- 938 (1.5%)
- Code
- 28223 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.tamba.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Tamba. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Tamba
- Is Tamba a city or a prefecture?
- Tamba (丹波市) 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 Tamba?
- Tamba 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 Tamba?
- 61,471 at the 2020 census, down 4.9% from 64,660 in 2015. The area is 493.21 km², which is 125 people per km². 23,033 households. 35.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Tamba?
- Five: Fukuchiyama City (福知山市) in Kyoto, Nishiwaki City (西脇市), Tambasasayama City (丹波篠山市), Asago City (朝来市), and Taka Town (多可町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tamba in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Tamba written in Japanese?
- 丹波市, read Tamba-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 Tamba begin?
- 兵庫県丹波市… (Hyōgo-ken, Tamba-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.