Miyako宮古市
Miyako-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Miyako (宮古市, Miyako-shi) is a city in Iwate Prefecture. Population 50,369 (2020 census), area 1,259.15 km². Borders 6 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Iwate Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 宮古市
- Reading
- Miyako-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Iwate 岩手県
- Region
- Tōhoku 東北
- Population
- 50,369 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -11.1% from 56,676
- Area
- 1,259.15 km²
- Density
- 40 people per km²
- Households
- 21,289
- Under 15
- 9.9%
- 65 and over
- 38.0%
- Foreign residents
- 125 (0.2%)
- Code
- 03202 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.miyako.iwate.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
6 places share a land border with Miyako. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Miyako
- Is Miyako a city or a prefecture?
- Miyako (宮古市) is a city (市, shi) in Iwate Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Miyako?
- Miyako is in Iwate Prefecture (岩手県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Miyako?
- 50,369 at the 2020 census, down 11.1% from 56,676 in 2015. The area is 1,259.15 km², which is 40 people per km². 21,289 households. 38.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.9% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Miyako?
- Six: Morioka City (盛岡市), Hanamaki City (花巻市), Tono City (遠野市), Otsuchi Town (大槌町), Yamada Town (山田町), and Iwaizumi Town (岩泉町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Miyako in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Miyako written in Japanese?
- 宮古市, read Miyako-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 Miyako begin?
- 岩手県宮古市… (Iwate-ken, Miyako-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.