Minamiashigara南足柄市

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

Minamiashigara (南足柄市, Minamiashigara-shi) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 40,841 (2020 census), area 77.12 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kanagawa 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

南足柄市

Reading

Minamiashigara-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

40,841 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.7% from 43,306

Area

77.12 km²

Density

530 people per km²

Households

16,285

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

33.3%

Foreign residents

393 (1.0%)

Code

14217 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.minamiashigara.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Odawara City小田原市
• Yamakita Town山北町
• Kaisei Town開成町
• Hakone Town箱根町
• Oyama Town小山町(Shizuoka)

Questions about Minamiashigara

Is Minamiashigara a city or a prefecture?

Minamiashigara (南足柄市) is a city (市, shi) in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Minamiashigara?

Minamiashigara is in Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Minamiashigara?

40,841 at the 2020 census, down 5.7% from 43,306 in 2015. The area is 77.12 km², which is 530 people per km². 16,285 households. 33.3% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamiashigara?

Five: Odawara City (小田原市), Yamakita Town (山北町), Kaisei Town (開成町), Hakone Town (箱根町), and Oyama Town (小山町) in Shizuoka. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamiashigara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamiashigara written in Japanese?

南足柄市, read Minamiashigara-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 Minamiashigara begin?

神奈川県南足柄市… (Kanagawa-ken, Minamiashigara-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.