Asaka朝霞市

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

Asaka (朝霞市, Asaka-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 141,083 (2020 census), area 18.34 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Saitama 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

朝霞市

Reading

Asaka-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

141,083 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.5% from 136,299

Area

18.34 km²

Density

7,693 people per km²

Households

62,663

Under 15

13.6%

65 and over

19.6%

Foreign residents

3,794 (2.7%)

Code

11227 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.asaka.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Asaka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Sakura Ward桜区(Saitama)
• Minami Ward南区(Saitama)
• Toda City戸田市
• Shiki City志木市
• Wako City和光市
• Niiza City新座市
• Nerima City練馬区(Tokyo)

Questions about Asaka

Is Asaka a city or a prefecture?

Asaka (朝霞市) is a city (市, shi) in Saitama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Asaka?

Asaka is in Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Asaka?

141,083 at the 2020 census, up 3.5% from 136,299 in 2015. The area is 18.34 km², which is 7,693 people per km². 62,663 households. 19.6% of residents are 65 or older and 13.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Asaka?

Seven: Sakura Ward (桜区) of Saitama, Minami Ward (南区) of Saitama, Toda City (戸田市), Shiki City (志木市), Wako City (和光市), Niiza City (新座市), and Nerima City (練馬区) in Tokyo. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Asaka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Asaka written in Japanese?

朝霞市, read Asaka-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 Asaka begin?

埼玉県朝霞市… (Saitama-ken, Asaka-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.