Mimasaka美作市

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

Mimasaka (美作市, Mimasaka-shi) is a city in Okayama Prefecture. Population 25,939 (2020 census), area 429.29 km². Borders 9 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

美作市

Reading

Mimasaka-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Okayama 岡山県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

25,939 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.3% from 27,977

Area

429.29 km²

Density

60 people per km²

Households

10,793

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

41.8%

Foreign residents

385 (1.5%)

Code

33215 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.mimasaka.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Mimasaka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shiso City宍粟市(Hyōgo)
• Sayo Town佐用町(Hyōgo)
• Chizu Town智頭町(Tottori)
• Bizen City備前市
• Wake Town和気町
• Shoo Town勝央町
• Nagi Town奈義町
• Nishiawakura Village西粟倉村
• Misaki Town美咲町

Questions about Mimasaka

Is Mimasaka a city or a prefecture?

Mimasaka (美作市) 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 Mimasaka?

Mimasaka 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 Mimasaka?

25,939 at the 2020 census, down 7.3% from 27,977 in 2015. The area is 429.29 km², which is 60 people per km². 10,793 households. 41.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mimasaka?

Nine: Shiso City (宍粟市) in Hyōgo, Sayo Town (佐用町) in Hyōgo, Chizu Town (智頭町) in Tottori, Bizen City (備前市), Wake Town (和気町), Shoo Town (勝央町), Nagi Town (奈義町), Nishiawakura Village (西粟倉村), and Misaki Town (美咲町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mimasaka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mimasaka written in Japanese?

美作市, read Mimasaka-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 Mimasaka begin?

岡山県美作市… (Okayama-ken, Mimasaka-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.