Izumi和泉市

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

Izumi (和泉市, Izumi-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture. Population 184,495 (2020 census), area 84.98 km². Borders 8 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

和泉市

Reading

Izumi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

184,495 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.9% from 186,109

Area

84.98 km²

Density

2,171 people per km²

Households

73,701

Under 15

13.5%

65 and over

25.9%

Foreign residents

2,540 (1.4%)

Code

27219 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.osaka-izumi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Izumi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nishi Ward西区(Sakai)
• Minami Ward南区(Sakai)
• Kishiwada City岸和田市
• Izumiotsu City泉大津市
• Kawachinagano City河内長野市
• Takaishi City高石市
• Tadaoka Town忠岡町
• Katsuragi Townかつらぎ町(Wakayama)

Questions about Izumi

Is Izumi a city or a prefecture?

Izumi (和泉市) 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 Izumi?

Izumi 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 Izumi?

184,495 at the 2020 census, down 0.9% from 186,109 in 2015. The area is 84.98 km², which is 2,171 people per km². 73,701 households. 25.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Izumi?

Eight: Nishi Ward (西区) of Sakai, Minami Ward (南区) of Sakai, Kishiwada City (岸和田市), Izumiotsu City (泉大津市), Kawachinagano City (河内長野市), Takaishi City (高石市), Tadaoka Town (忠岡町), and Katsuragi Town (かつらぎ町) in Wakayama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Izumi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Izumi written in Japanese?

和泉市, read Izumi-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 Izumi begin?

大阪府和泉市… (Ōsaka-fu, Izumi-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.