Miyazu宮津市
Miyazu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Miyazu (宮津市, Miyazu-shi) is a city in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 16,758 (2020 census), area 172.74 km². Borders 5 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
- 宮津市
- Reading
- Miyazu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Kyoto 京都府
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Population
- 16,758 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -9.1% from 18,426
- Area
- 172.74 km²
- Density
- 97 people per km²
- Households
- 7,292
- Under 15
- 9.5%
- 65 and over
- 43.3%
- Foreign residents
- 127 (0.8%)
- Code
- 26205 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.miyazu.kyoto.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Miyazu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Miyazu
- Is Miyazu a city or a prefecture?
- Miyazu (宮津市) 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 Miyazu?
- Miyazu 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 Miyazu?
- 16,758 at the 2020 census, down 9.1% from 18,426 in 2015. The area is 172.74 km², which is 97 people per km². 7,292 households. 43.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Miyazu?
- Five: Fukuchiyama City (福知山市), Maizuru City (舞鶴市), Kyotango City (京丹後市), Ine Town (伊根町), and Yosano Town (与謝野町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Miyazu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Miyazu written in Japanese?
- 宮津市, read Miyazu-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 Miyazu begin?
- 京都府宮津市… (Kyōto-fu, Miyazu-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.