Higashiomi東近江市

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

Higashiomi (東近江市, Higashiomi-shi) is a city in Shiga Prefecture. Population 112,819 (2020 census), area 388.37 km². Borders 9 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Shiga 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

東近江市

Reading

Higashiomi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Shiga 滋賀県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

112,819 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.2% from 114,180

Area

388.37 km²

Density

290 people per km²

Households

42,899

Under 15

13.5%

65 and over

27.0%

Foreign residents

3,856 (3.4%)

Code

25213 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Higashiomi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Inabe Cityいなべ市(Mie)
• Komono Town菰野町(Mie)
• Hikone City彦根市
• Omihachiman City近江八幡市
• Koka City甲賀市
• Hino Town日野町
• Ryuo Town竜王町
• Aisho Town愛荘町
• Taga Town多賀町

Questions about Higashiomi

Is Higashiomi a city or a prefecture?

Higashiomi (東近江市) is a city (市, shi) in Shiga Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Higashiomi?

Higashiomi is in Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Higashiomi?

112,819 at the 2020 census, down 1.2% from 114,180 in 2015. The area is 388.37 km², which is 290 people per km². 42,899 households. 27.0% of residents are 65 or older and 13.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashiomi?

Nine: Inabe City (いなべ市) in Mie, Komono Town (菰野町) in Mie, Hikone City (彦根市), Omihachiman City (近江八幡市), Koka City (甲賀市), Hino Town (日野町), Ryuo Town (竜王町), Aisho Town (愛荘町), and Taga Town (多賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Higashiomi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashiomi written in Japanese?

東近江市, read Higashiomi-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 Higashiomi begin?

滋賀県東近江市… (Shiga-ken, Higashiomi-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.