Myoko妙高市

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

Myoko (妙高市, Myoko-shi) is a city in Niigata Prefecture. Population 30,383 (2020 census), area 445.63 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Niigata 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

妙高市

Reading

Myoko-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

30,383 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.5% from 33,199

Area

445.63 km²

Density

68 people per km²

Households

11,306

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

37.3%

Foreign residents

266 (0.9%)

Code

15217 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.myoko.niigata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Itoigawa City糸魚川市
• Joetsu City上越市
• Nagano City長野市(Nagano)
• Iiyama City飯山市(Nagano)
• Otari Village小谷村(Nagano)
• Shinano Town信濃町(Nagano)

Questions about Myoko

Is Myoko a city or a prefecture?

Myoko (妙高市) is a city (市, shi) in Niigata Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Myoko?

Myoko is in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Myoko?

30,383 at the 2020 census, down 8.5% from 33,199 in 2015. The area is 445.63 km², which is 68 people per km². 11,306 households. 37.3% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Myoko?

Six: Itoigawa City (糸魚川市), Joetsu City (上越市), Nagano City (長野市) in Nagano, Iiyama City (飯山市) in Nagano, Otari Village (小谷村) in Nagano, and Shinano Town (信濃町) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Myoko in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Myoko written in Japanese?

妙高市, read Myoko-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 Myoko begin?

新潟県妙高市… (Niigata-ken, Myoko-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.