Yamatokoriyama大和郡山市

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

Yamatokoriyama (大和郡山市, Yamatokoriyama-shi) is a city in Nara Prefecture. Population 83,285 (2020 census), area 42.69 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Nara 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

大和郡山市

Reading

Yamatokoriyama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Nara 奈良県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

83,285 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.3% from 87,050

Area

42.69 km²

Density

1,951 people per km²

Households

34,216

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

33.4%

Foreign residents

739 (0.9%)

Code

29203 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yamatokoriyama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Yamatokoriyama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nara City奈良市
• Tenri City天理市
• Ikoma City生駒市
• Ikaruga Town斑鳩町
• Ando Town安堵町
• Kawanishi Town川西町

Questions about Yamatokoriyama

Is Yamatokoriyama a city or a prefecture?

Yamatokoriyama (大和郡山市) is a city (市, shi) in Nara Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Yamatokoriyama?

Yamatokoriyama is in Nara Prefecture (奈良県), 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 Yamatokoriyama?

83,285 at the 2020 census, down 4.3% from 87,050 in 2015. The area is 42.69 km², which is 1,951 people per km². 34,216 households. 33.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yamatokoriyama?

Six: Nara City (奈良市), Tenri City (天理市), Ikoma City (生駒市), Ikaruga Town (斑鳩町), Ando Town (安堵町), and Kawanishi Town (川西町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yamatokoriyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yamatokoriyama written in Japanese?

大和郡山市, read Yamatokoriyama-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 Yamatokoriyama begin?

奈良県大和郡山市… (Nara-ken, Yamatokoriyama-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.