Hamada浜田市

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

Hamada (浜田市, Hamada-shi) is a city in Shimane Prefecture. Population 54,592 (2020 census), area 690.68 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Shimane 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
浜田市
Reading
Hamada-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Shimane 島根県
Region
Chūgoku 中国
Population
54,592 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-6.0% from 58,105
Area
690.68 km²
Density
79 people per km²
Households
24,370
Under 15
10.9%
65 and over
35.8%
Foreign residents
683 (1.3%)
Code
32202 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.hamada.shimane.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Hamada. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Hamada

Is Hamada a city or a prefecture?
Hamada (浜田市) is a city (市, shi) in Shimane Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Hamada?
Hamada is in Shimane Prefecture (島根県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Hamada?
54,592 at the 2020 census, down 6.0% from 58,105 in 2015. The area is 690.68 km², which is 79 people per km². 24,370 households. 35.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Hamada?
Four: Masuda City (益田市), Gotsu City (江津市), Onan Town (邑南町), and Kitahiroshima Town (北広島町) in Hiroshima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hamada in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Hamada written in Japanese?
浜田市, read Hamada-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 Hamada begin?
島根県浜田市… (Shimane-ken, Hamada-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.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.