Higashimatsuyama東松山市

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

Higashimatsuyama (東松山市, Higashimatsuyama-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 91,791 (2020 census), area 65.35 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

東松山市

Reading

Higashimatsuyama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

91,791 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.4% from 91,437

Area

65.35 km²

Density

1,405 people per km²

Households

39,797

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

28.7%

Foreign residents

2,749 (3.0%)

Code

11212 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.higashimatsuyama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kumagaya City熊谷市
• Sakado City坂戸市
• Namegawa Town滑川町
• Ranzan Town嵐山町
• Kawajima Town川島町
• Yoshimi Town吉見町
• Hatoyama Town鳩山町

Questions about Higashimatsuyama

Is Higashimatsuyama a city or a prefecture?

Higashimatsuyama (東松山市) 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 Higashimatsuyama?

Higashimatsuyama 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 Higashimatsuyama?

91,791 at the 2020 census, up 0.4% from 91,437 in 2015. The area is 65.35 km², which is 1,405 people per km². 39,797 households. 28.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashimatsuyama?

Seven: Kumagaya City (熊谷市), Sakado City (坂戸市), Namegawa Town (滑川町), Ranzan Town (嵐山町), Kawajima Town (川島町), Yoshimi Town (吉見町), and Hatoyama Town (鳩山町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Higashimatsuyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashimatsuyama written in Japanese?

東松山市, read Higashimatsuyama-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 Higashimatsuyama begin?

埼玉県東松山市… (Saitama-ken, Higashimatsuyama-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.