Neyagawa寝屋川市

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

Neyagawa (寝屋川市, Neyagawa-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture. Population 229,733 (2020 census), area 24.7 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

寝屋川市

Reading

Neyagawa-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

229,733 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.3% from 237,518

Area

24.7 km²

Density

9,301 people per km²

Households

101,538

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

30.5%

Foreign residents

3,059 (1.3%)

Code

27215 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.neyagawa.osaka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Takatsuki City高槻市
• Moriguchi City守口市
• Hirakata City枚方市
• Daito City大東市
• Kadoma City門真市
• Settsu City摂津市
• Shijonawate City四條畷市
• Katano City交野市

Questions about Neyagawa

Is Neyagawa a city or a prefecture?

Neyagawa (寝屋川市) 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 Neyagawa?

Neyagawa 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 Neyagawa?

229,733 at the 2020 census, down 3.3% from 237,518 in 2015. The area is 24.7 km², which is 9,301 people per km². 101,538 households. 30.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Neyagawa?

Eight: Takatsuki City (高槻市), Moriguchi City (守口市), Hirakata City (枚方市), Daito City (大東市), Kadoma City (門真市), Settsu City (摂津市), Shijonawate City (四條畷市), and Katano City (交野市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Neyagawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Neyagawa written in Japanese?

寝屋川市, read Neyagawa-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 Neyagawa begin?

大阪府寝屋川市… (Ōsaka-fu, Neyagawa-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.