Yabu養父市

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

Yabu (養父市, Yabu-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 22,129 (2020 census), area 422.91 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.

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Facts

Japanese name
養父市
Reading
Yabu-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Hyōgo 兵庫県
Region
Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
Population
22,129 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-8.9% from 24,288
Area
422.91 km²
Density
52 people per km²
Households
8,388
Under 15
11.1%
65 and over
39.6%
Foreign residents
106 (0.5%)
Code
28222 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.yabu.hyogo.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Yabu. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Yabu

Is Yabu a city or a prefecture?
Yabu (養父市) 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 Yabu?
Yabu 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 Yabu?
22,129 at the 2020 census, down 8.9% from 24,288 in 2015. The area is 422.91 km², which is 52 people per km². 8,388 households. 39.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Yabu?
Five: Toyoka City (豊岡市), Asago City (朝来市), Shiso City (宍粟市), Kami Town (香美町), and Wakasa Town (若桜町) in Tottori. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yabu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Yabu written in Japanese?
養父市, read Yabu-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 Yabu begin?
兵庫県養父市… (Hyōgo-ken, Yabu-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.