Fujiidera藤井寺市

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

Fujiidera (藤井寺市, Fujiidera-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture. Population 63,688 (2020 census), area 8.89 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Osaka 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

藤井寺市

Reading

Fujiidera-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

63,688 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.7% from 65,438

Area

8.89 km²

Density

7,164 people per km²

Households

27,814

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

28.8%

Foreign residents

749 (1.2%)

Code

27226 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.fujiidera.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yao City八尾市
• Matsubara City松原市
• Kashiwara City柏原市
• Habikino City羽曳野市

Questions about Fujiidera

Is Fujiidera a city or a prefecture?

Fujiidera (藤井寺市) is a city (市, shi) in Osaka Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Fujiidera?

Fujiidera is in Osaka Prefecture (大阪府), 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 Fujiidera?

63,688 at the 2020 census, down 2.7% from 65,438 in 2015. The area is 8.89 km², which is 7,164 people per km². 27,814 households. 28.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fujiidera?

Four: Yao City (八尾市), Matsubara City (松原市), Kashiwara City (柏原市), and Habikino City (羽曳野市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fujiidera in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fujiidera written in Japanese?

藤井寺市, read Fujiidera-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 Fujiidera begin?

大阪府藤井寺市… (Ōsaka-fu, Fujiidera-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.