Ayabe綾部市

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

Ayabe (綾部市, Ayabe-shi) is a city in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 31,846 (2020 census), area 347.1 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kyoto 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

綾部市

Reading

Ayabe-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kyoto 京都府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

31,846 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.8% from 33,821

Area

347.1 km²

Density

92 people per km²

Households

13,735

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

38.8%

Foreign residents

453 (1.4%)

Code

26203 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.ayabe.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Ayabe. Borders across water are not counted.

• Takahama Town高浜町(Fukui)
• Oi Townおおい町(Fukui)
• Fukuchiyama City福知山市
• Maizuru City舞鶴市
• Nantan City南丹市
• Kyotamba Town京丹波町

Questions about Ayabe

Is Ayabe a city or a prefecture?

Ayabe (綾部市) is a city (市, shi) in Kyoto Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Ayabe?

Ayabe is in Kyoto Prefecture (京都府), 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 Ayabe?

31,846 at the 2020 census, down 5.8% from 33,821 in 2015. The area is 347.1 km², which is 92 people per km². 13,735 households. 38.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ayabe?

Six: Takahama Town (高浜町) in Fukui, Oi Town (おおい町) in Fukui, Fukuchiyama City (福知山市), Maizuru City (舞鶴市), Nantan City (南丹市), and Kyotamba Town (京丹波町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ayabe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ayabe written in Japanese?

綾部市, read Ayabe-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 Ayabe begin?

京都府綾部市… (Kyōto-fu, Ayabe-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.