Kishiwada岸和田市

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

Kishiwada (岸和田市, Kishiwada-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture. Population 190,658 (2020 census), area 72.72 km². Borders 5 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

岸和田市

Reading

Kishiwada-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

190,658 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.2% from 194,911

Area

72.72 km²

Density

2,622 people per km²

Households

79,073

Under 15

12.4%

65 and over

28.8%

Foreign residents

2,738 (1.4%)

Code

27202 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kishiwada.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Kishiwada. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kaizuka City貝塚市
• Izumi City和泉市
• Tadaoka Town忠岡町
• Kinokawa City紀の川市(Wakayama)
• Katsuragi Townかつらぎ町(Wakayama)

Questions about Kishiwada

Is Kishiwada a city or a prefecture?

Kishiwada (岸和田市) 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 Kishiwada?

Kishiwada 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 Kishiwada?

190,658 at the 2020 census, down 2.2% from 194,911 in 2015. The area is 72.72 km², which is 2,622 people per km². 79,073 households. 28.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kishiwada?

Five: Kaizuka City (貝塚市), Izumi City (和泉市), Tadaoka Town (忠岡町), Kinokawa City (紀の川市) in Wakayama, and Katsuragi Town (かつらぎ町) in Wakayama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kishiwada in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kishiwada written in Japanese?

岸和田市, read Kishiwada-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 Kishiwada begin?

大阪府岸和田市… (Ōsaka-fu, Kishiwada-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.