Tambasasayama丹波篠山市

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

Tambasasayama (丹波篠山市, Tambasasayama-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 39,611 (2020 census), area 377.59 km². Borders 9 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
丹波篠山市
Reading
Tambasasayama-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Hyōgo 兵庫県
Region
Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
Population
39,611 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-4.5% from 41,490
Area
377.59 km²
Density
105 people per km²
Households
15,605
Under 15
11.5%
65 and over
35.6%
Foreign residents
784 (2.0%)
Code
28221 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.tambasasayama.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Tambasasayama. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Tambasasayama

Is Tambasasayama a city or a prefecture?
Tambasasayama (丹波篠山市) 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 Tambasasayama?
Tambasasayama 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 Tambasasayama?
39,611 at the 2020 census, down 4.5% from 41,490 in 2015. The area is 377.59 km², which is 105 people per km². 15,605 households. 35.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Tambasasayama?
Nine: Fukuchiyama City (福知山市) in Kyoto, Nantan City (南丹市) in Kyoto, Kyotamba Town (京丹波町) in Kyoto, Nose Town (能勢町) in Osaka, Nishiwaki City (西脇市), Sanda City (三田市), Tamba City (丹波市), Kato City (加東市), and Inagawa Town (猪名川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tambasasayama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Tambasasayama written in Japanese?
丹波篠山市, read Tambasasayama-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 Tambasasayama begin?
兵庫県丹波篠山市… (Hyōgo-ken, Tambasasayama-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.