Aki安芸市

Aki-shi. The name ends in (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.

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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.