Yawata八幡市

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

Yawata (八幡市, Yawata-shi) is a city in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 70,433 (2020 census), area 24.35 km². Borders 7 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

八幡市

Reading

Yawata-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kyoto 京都府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

70,433 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.1% from 72,664

Area

24.35 km²

Density

2,893 people per km²

Households

30,554

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

31.5%

Foreign residents

1,676 (2.4%)

Code

26210 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yawata.kyoto.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Yawata. Borders across water are not counted.

• Fushimi Ward伏見区(Kyoto)
• Joyo City城陽市
• Kyotanabe City京田辺市
• Oyamazaki Town大山崎町
• Kumiyama Town久御山町
• Hirakata City枚方市(Osaka)
• Shimamoto Town島本町(Osaka)

Questions about Yawata

Is Yawata a city or a prefecture?

Yawata (八幡市) 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 Yawata?

Yawata 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 Yawata?

70,433 at the 2020 census, down 3.1% from 72,664 in 2015. The area is 24.35 km², which is 2,893 people per km². 30,554 households. 31.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yawata?

Seven: Fushimi Ward (伏見区) of Kyoto, Joyo City (城陽市), Kyotanabe City (京田辺市), Oyamazaki Town (大山崎町), Kumiyama Town (久御山町), Hirakata City (枚方市) in Osaka, and Shimamoto Town (島本町) in Osaka. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yawata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yawata written in Japanese?

八幡市, read Yawata-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 Yawata begin?

京都府八幡市… (Kyōto-fu, Yawata-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.