Fukuchiyama福知山市
Fukuchiyama-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Fukuchiyama (福知山市, Fukuchiyama-shi) is a city in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 77,306 (2020 census), area 552.54 km². Borders 9 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 福知山市
- Reading
- Fukuchiyama-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Kyoto 京都府
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Population
- 77,306 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -2.1% from 78,935
- Area
- 552.54 km²
- Density
- 140 people per km²
- Households
- 33,632
- Under 15
- 13.0%
- 65 and over
- 30.1%
- Foreign residents
- 1,051 (1.4%)
- Code
- 26201 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.fukuchiyama.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
9 places share a land border with Fukuchiyama. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Fukuchiyama
- Is Fukuchiyama a city or a prefecture?
- Fukuchiyama (福知山市) 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 Fukuchiyama?
- Fukuchiyama 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 Fukuchiyama?
- 77,306 at the 2020 census, down 2.1% from 78,935 in 2015. The area is 552.54 km², which is 140 people per km². 33,632 households. 30.1% of residents are 65 or older and 13.0% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Fukuchiyama?
- Nine: Maizuru City (舞鶴市), Ayabe City (綾部市), Miyazu City (宮津市), Kyotamba Town (京丹波町), Yosano Town (与謝野町), Toyoka City (豊岡市) in Hyōgo, Tambasasayama City (丹波篠山市) in Hyōgo, Tamba City (丹波市) in Hyōgo, and Asago City (朝来市) in Hyōgo. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fukuchiyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Fukuchiyama written in Japanese?
- 福知山市, read Fukuchiyama-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 Fukuchiyama begin?
- 京都府福知山市… (Kyōto-fu, Fukuchiyama-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.