Joyo城陽市

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

Joyo (城陽市, Joyo-shi) is a city in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 74,607 (2020 census), area 32.71 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
城陽市
Reading
Joyo-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Kyoto 京都府
Region
Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
Population
74,607 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-2.9% from 76,869
Area
32.71 km²
Density
2,281 people per km²
Households
30,484
Under 15
11.5%
65 and over
34.0%
Foreign residents
742 (1.0%)
Code
26207 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.joyo.kyoto.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Joyo

Is Joyo a city or a prefecture?
Joyo (城陽市) 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 Joyo?
Joyo 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 Joyo?
74,607 at the 2020 census, down 2.9% from 76,869 in 2015. The area is 32.71 km², which is 2,281 people per km². 30,484 households. 34.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Joyo?
Six: Uji City (宇治市), Yawata City (八幡市), Kyotanabe City (京田辺市), Kumiyama Town (久御山町), Ide Town (井手町), and Ujitawara Town (宇治田原町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Joyo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Joyo written in Japanese?
城陽市, read Joyo-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 Joyo begin?
京都府城陽市… (Kyōto-fu, Joyo-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.