Inabeいなべ市

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

Inabe (いなべ市, Inabe-shi) is a city in Mie Prefecture. Population 44,973 (2020 census), area 219.83 km². Borders 9 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Mie 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

いなべ市

Reading

Inabe-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Mie 三重県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

44,973 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.8% from 45,815

Area

219.83 km²

Density

205 people per km²

Households

18,075

Under 15

12.2%

65 and over

27.4%

Foreign residents

1,986 (4.4%)

Code

24214 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.inabe.mie.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Inabe. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ogaki City大垣市(Gifu)
• Kaizu City海津市(Gifu)
• Yoro Town養老町(Gifu)
• Yokkaichi City四日市市
• Kuwana City桑名市
• Toin Town東員町
• Komono Town菰野町
• Higashiomi City東近江市(Shiga)
• Taga Town多賀町(Shiga)

Questions about Inabe

Is Inabe a city or a prefecture?

Inabe (いなべ市) is a city (市, shi) in Mie Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Inabe?

Inabe is in Mie Prefecture (三重県), 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 Inabe?

44,973 at the 2020 census, down 1.8% from 45,815 in 2015. The area is 219.83 km², which is 205 people per km². 18,075 households. 27.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Inabe?

Nine: Ogaki City (大垣市) in Gifu, Kaizu City (海津市) in Gifu, Yoro Town (養老町) in Gifu, Yokkaichi City (四日市市), Kuwana City (桑名市), Toin Town (東員町), Komono Town (菰野町), Higashiomi City (東近江市) in Shiga, and Taga Town (多賀町) in Shiga. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Inabe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Inabe written in Japanese?

いなべ市, read Inabe-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 Inabe begin?

三重県いなべ市… (Mie-ken, Inabe-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.