Kameyama亀山市

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

Kameyama (亀山市, Kameyama-shi) is a city in Mie Prefecture. Population 49,835 (2020 census), area 191.04 km². Borders 4 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

亀山市

Reading

Kameyama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Mie 三重県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

49,835 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.8% from 50,254

Area

191.04 km²

Density

261 people per km²

Households

20,617

Under 15

13.6%

65 and over

27.0%

Foreign residents

1,965 (3.9%)

Code

24210 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kameyama.mie.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Kameyama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tsu City津市
• Suzuka City鈴鹿市
• Iga City伊賀市
• Koka City甲賀市(Shiga)

Questions about Kameyama

Is Kameyama a city or a prefecture?

Kameyama (亀山市) 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 Kameyama?

Kameyama 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 Kameyama?

49,835 at the 2020 census, down 0.8% from 50,254 in 2015. The area is 191.04 km², which is 261 people per km². 20,617 households. 27.0% of residents are 65 or older and 13.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kameyama?

Four: Tsu City (津市), Suzuka City (鈴鹿市), Iga City (伊賀市), and Koka City (甲賀市) in Shiga. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kameyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kameyama written in Japanese?

亀山市, read Kameyama-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 Kameyama begin?

三重県亀山市… (Mie-ken, Kameyama-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.