Hidaka日高市

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

Hidaka (日高市, Hidaka-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 54,571 (2020 census), area 47.48 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

日高市

Reading

Hidaka-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

54,571 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.4% from 56,520

Area

47.48 km²

Density

1,149 people per km²

Households

22,379

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

33.2%

Foreign residents

801 (1.5%)

Code

11242 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.hidaka.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kawagoe City川越市
• Hanno City飯能市
• Sayama City狭山市
• Sakado City坂戸市
• Tsurugashima City鶴ヶ島市
• Moroyama Town毛呂山町

Questions about Hidaka

Is Hidaka a city or a prefecture?

Hidaka (日高市) 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 Hidaka?

Hidaka 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 Hidaka?

54,571 at the 2020 census, down 3.4% from 56,520 in 2015. The area is 47.48 km², which is 1,149 people per km². 22,379 households. 33.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hidaka?

Six: Kawagoe City (川越市), Hanno City (飯能市), Sayama City (狭山市), Sakado City (坂戸市), Tsurugashima City (鶴ヶ島市), and Moroyama Town (毛呂山町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hidaka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hidaka written in Japanese?

日高市, read Hidaka-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 Hidaka begin?

埼玉県日高市… (Saitama-ken, Hidaka-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.