Gyoda行田市

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

Gyoda (行田市, Gyoda-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 78,617 (2020 census), area 67.49 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

行田市

Reading

Gyoda-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

78,617 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.3% from 82,113

Area

67.49 km²

Density

1,165 people per km²

Households

31,876

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

31.9%

Foreign residents

1,551 (2.0%)

Code

11206 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.gyoda.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Meiwa Town明和町(Gunma)
• Chiyoda Town千代田町(Gunma)
• Kumagaya City熊谷市
• Kazo City加須市
• Hanyu City羽生市
• Konosu City鴻巣市

Questions about Gyoda

Is Gyoda a city or a prefecture?

Gyoda (行田市) 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 Gyoda?

Gyoda 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 Gyoda?

78,617 at the 2020 census, down 4.3% from 82,113 in 2015. The area is 67.49 km², which is 1,165 people per km². 31,876 households. 31.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Gyoda?

Six: Meiwa Town (明和町) in Gunma, Chiyoda Town (千代田町) in Gunma, Kumagaya City (熊谷市), Kazo City (加須市), Hanyu City (羽生市), and Konosu City (鴻巣市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Gyoda in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Gyoda written in Japanese?

行田市, read Gyoda-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 Gyoda begin?

埼玉県行田市… (Saitama-ken, Gyoda-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.