Mihara美原区

Mihara-ku. The name ends in 区 (ku), the word for ward.

Mihara (美原区, Mihara-ku) is a ward of Sakai, in Osaka Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 37,604 (2020 census), area 13.2 km². Borders 6 places.

An administrative ward of the city around it. Its ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly: the city's mayor and assembly govern it.

In an address this ward is in the same slot as a Tokyo special ward, which makes the two look equivalent. Only Tokyo's 23 wards are governments.

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Facts

Japanese name

美原区

Reading

Mihara-ku

Kind

Ward of a designated city (行政区): an office of the city, not a government

City

Sakai City 堺市

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

37,604 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.0% from 39,156

Area

13.2 km²

Density

2,849 people per km²

Households

14,845

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

31.7%

Foreign residents

668 (1.8%)

Code

27147 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sakai.lg.jp/mihara

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

6 places share a land border with Mihara, 2 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Higashi Ward東区
• Kita Ward北区
• Tondabayashi City富田林市
• Matsubara City松原市
• Habikino City羽曳野市
• Osakasayama City大阪狭山市

Questions about Mihara

Is Mihara a city?

Mihara (美原区) is a ward of Sakai (堺市), a designated city. It is not a government. The ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly of its own: the city's mayor and assembly govern it. Tokyo's 23 special wards are written with the same character, 区, and those are governments.

Where is Mihara?

Mihara is inside Sakai (堺市), 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 Mihara?

37,604 at the 2020 census, down 4.0% from 39,156 in 2015. The area is 13.2 km², which is 2,849 people per km². 14,845 households. 31.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mihara?

Six: Higashi Ward (東区), Kita Ward (北区), Tondabayashi City (富田林市), Matsubara City (松原市), Habikino City (羽曳野市), and Osakasayama City (大阪狭山市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Mihara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mihara written in Japanese?

美原区, read Mihara-ku. The last character, 区 (ku), is the word for ward, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Mihara begin?

大阪府堺市美原区… (Ōsaka-fu, Sakai-shi, Mihara-ku, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name, then the ward name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.