Fujimi富士見市

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

Fujimi (富士見市, Fujimi-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 111,859 (2020 census), area 19.77 km². Borders 6 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

富士見市

Reading

Fujimi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

111,859 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.5% from 108,102

Area

19.77 km²

Density

5,658 people per km²

Households

50,979

Under 15

12.2%

65 and over

24.7%

Foreign residents

2,765 (2.5%)

Code

11235 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.fujimi.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Fujimi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nishi Ward西区(Saitama)
• Sakura Ward桜区(Saitama)
• Kawagoe City川越市
• Shiki City志木市
• Fujimino Cityふじみ野市
• Miyoshi Town三芳町

Questions about Fujimi

Is Fujimi a city or a prefecture?

Fujimi (富士見市) 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 Fujimi?

Fujimi 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 Fujimi?

111,859 at the 2020 census, up 3.5% from 108,102 in 2015. The area is 19.77 km², which is 5,658 people per km². 50,979 households. 24.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fujimi?

Six: Nishi Ward (西区) of Saitama, Sakura Ward (桜区) of Saitama, Kawagoe City (川越市), Shiki City (志木市), Fujimino City (ふじみ野市), and Miyoshi Town (三芳町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fujimi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fujimi written in Japanese?

富士見市, read Fujimi-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 Fujimi begin?

埼玉県富士見市… (Saitama-ken, Fujimi-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.