Muko向日市
Muko-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Muko (向日市, Muko-shi) is a city in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 56,859 (2020 census), area 7.72 km². Borders 4 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
- 向日市
- Reading
- Muko-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Kyoto 京都府
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Population
- 56,859 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- +6.5% from 53,380
- Area
- 7.72 km²
- Density
- 7,365 people per km²
- Households
- 23,525
- Under 15
- 13.9%
- 65 and over
- 27.2%
- Foreign residents
- 511 (0.9%)
- Code
- 26208 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.muko.kyoto.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
4 places share a land border with Muko. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Muko
- Is Muko a city or a prefecture?
- Muko (向日市) 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 Muko?
- Muko 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 Muko?
- 56,859 at the 2020 census, up 6.5% from 53,380 in 2015. The area is 7.72 km², which is 7,365 people per km². 23,525 households. 27.2% of residents are 65 or older and 13.9% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Muko?
- Four: Minami Ward (南区) of Kyoto, Fushimi Ward (伏見区) of Kyoto, Nishikyo Ward (西京区) of Kyoto, and Nagaokakyo City (長岡京市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Muko in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Muko written in Japanese?
- 向日市, read Muko-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 Muko begin?
- 京都府向日市… (Kyōto-fu, Muko-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.