Aki安芸市
Aki-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Aki (安芸市, Aki-shi) is a city in Kōchi Prefecture. Population 16,243 (2020 census), area 317.21 km². Borders 6 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Kōchi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 安芸市
- Reading
- Aki-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Kōchi 高知県
- Region
- Shikoku 四国
- Population
- 16,243 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -7.6% from 17,577
- Area
- 317.21 km²
- Density
- 51 people per km²
- Households
- 7,307
- Under 15
- 9.2%
- 65 and over
- 41.2%
- Foreign residents
- 68 (0.4%)
- Code
- 39203 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.aki.kochi.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
6 places share a land border with Aki. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Aki
- Is Aki a city or a prefecture?
- Aki (安芸市) is a city (市, shi) in Kōchi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Aki?
- Aki is in Kōchi Prefecture (高知県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Aki?
- 16,243 at the 2020 census, down 7.6% from 17,577 in 2015. The area is 317.21 km², which is 51 people per km². 7,307 households. 41.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.2% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Aki?
- Six: Naka Town (那賀町) in Tokushima, Konan City (香南市), Kami City (香美市), Yasuda Town (安田町), Umaji Village (馬路村), and Geisei Village (芸西村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Aki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Aki written in Japanese?
- 安芸市, read Aki-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 Aki begin?
- 高知県安芸市… (Kōchi-ken, Aki-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.