Ibara井原市

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

Ibara (井原市, Ibara-shi) is a city in Okayama Prefecture. Population 38,384 (2020 census), area 243.54 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Okayama 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

井原市

Reading

Ibara-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Okayama 岡山県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

38,384 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.3% from 41,390

Area

243.54 km²

Density

158 people per km²

Households

14,732

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

37.5%

Foreign residents

527 (1.4%)

Code

33207 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.ibara.okayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kasaoka City笠岡市
• Soja City総社市
• Takahashi City高梁市
• Yakage Town矢掛町
• Fukuyama City福山市(Hiroshima)
• Jinsekikogen Town神石高原町(Hiroshima)

Questions about Ibara

Is Ibara a city or a prefecture?

Ibara (井原市) is a city (市, shi) in Okayama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Ibara?

Ibara is in Okayama Prefecture (岡山県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ibara?

38,384 at the 2020 census, down 7.3% from 41,390 in 2015. The area is 243.54 km², which is 158 people per km². 14,732 households. 37.5% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ibara?

Six: Kasaoka City (笠岡市), Soja City (総社市), Takahashi City (高梁市), Yakage Town (矢掛町), Fukuyama City (福山市) in Hiroshima, and Jinsekikogen Town (神石高原町) in Hiroshima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ibara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ibara written in Japanese?

井原市, read Ibara-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 Ibara begin?

岡山県井原市… (Okayama-ken, Ibara-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.