Maibara米原市

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

Maibara (米原市, Maibara-shi) is a city in Shiga Prefecture. Population 37,225 (2020 census), area 250.39 km². Borders 6 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

米原市

Reading

Maibara-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Shiga 滋賀県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

37,225 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.9% from 38,719

Area

250.39 km²

Density

149 people per km²

Households

13,385

Under 15

12.9%

65 and over

30.0%

Foreign residents

537 (1.4%)

Code

25214 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.maibara.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ogaki City大垣市(Gifu)
• Sekigahara Town関ケ原町(Gifu)
• Ibigawa Town揖斐川町(Gifu)
• Hikone City彦根市
• Nagahama City長浜市
• Taga Town多賀町

Questions about Maibara

Is Maibara a city or a prefecture?

Maibara (米原市) 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 Maibara?

Maibara 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 Maibara?

37,225 at the 2020 census, down 3.9% from 38,719 in 2015. The area is 250.39 km², which is 149 people per km². 13,385 households. 30.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Maibara?

Six: Ogaki City (大垣市) in Gifu, Sekigahara Town (関ケ原町) in Gifu, Ibigawa Town (揖斐川町) in Gifu, Hikone City (彦根市), Nagahama City (長浜市), and Taga Town (多賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Maibara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Maibara written in Japanese?

米原市, read Maibara-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 Maibara begin?

滋賀県米原市… (Shiga-ken, Maibara-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.