Ise伊勢市
Ise-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Ise (伊勢市, Ise-shi) is a city in Mie Prefecture. Population 122,765 (2020 census), area 208.35 km². Borders 6 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 伊勢市
- Reading
- Ise-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Mie 三重県
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Population
- 122,765 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -4.0% from 127,817
- Area
- 208.35 km²
- Density
- 589 people per km²
- Households
- 51,580
- Under 15
- 11.6%
- 65 and over
- 32.1%
- Foreign residents
- 1,113 (0.9%)
- Code
- 24203 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.ise.mie.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
6 places share a land border with Ise. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Ise
- Is Ise a city or a prefecture?
- Ise (伊勢市) 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 Ise?
- Ise 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 Ise?
- 122,765 at the 2020 census, down 4.0% from 127,817 in 2015. The area is 208.35 km², which is 589 people per km². 51,580 households. 32.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Ise?
- Six: Toba City (鳥羽市), Shima City (志摩市), Meiwa Town (明和町), Tamaki Town (玉城町), Watarai Town (度会町), and Minamiise Town (南伊勢町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ise in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Ise written in Japanese?
- 伊勢市, read Ise-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 Ise begin?
- 三重県伊勢市… (Mie-ken, Ise-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.