Shijonawate四條畷市

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

Shijonawate (四條畷市, Shijonawate-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture. Population 55,177 (2020 census), area 18.69 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

四條畷市

Reading

Shijonawate-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

55,177 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.6% from 56,075

Area

18.69 km²

Density

2,952 people per km²

Households

22,415

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

27.7%

Foreign residents

520 (0.9%)

Code

27229 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.shijonawate.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Neyagawa City寝屋川市
• Daito City大東市
• Katano City交野市
• Ikoma City生駒市(Nara)

Questions about Shijonawate

Is Shijonawate a city or a prefecture?

Shijonawate (四條畷市) 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 Shijonawate?

Shijonawate 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 Shijonawate?

55,177 at the 2020 census, down 1.6% from 56,075 in 2015. The area is 18.69 km², which is 2,952 people per km². 22,415 households. 27.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shijonawate?

Four: Neyagawa City (寝屋川市), Daito City (大東市), Katano City (交野市), and Ikoma City (生駒市) in Nara. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shijonawate in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shijonawate written in Japanese?

四條畷市, read Shijonawate-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 Shijonawate begin?

大阪府四條畷市… (Ōsaka-fu, Shijonawate-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.