Yabu養父市
Yabu-shi. The name ends in 市 (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.
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.