Masuda益田市
Masuda-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Masuda (益田市, Masuda-shi) is a city in Shimane Prefecture. Population 45,003 (2020 census), area 733.19 km². Borders 8 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 益田市
- Reading
- Masuda-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Shimane 島根県
- Region
- Chūgoku 中国
- Population
- 45,003 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -5.7% from 47,718
- Area
- 733.19 km²
- Density
- 61 people per km²
- Households
- 18,870
- Under 15
- 11.8%
- 65 and over
- 38.2%
- Foreign residents
- 365 (0.8%)
- Code
- 32204 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.masuda.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
8 places share a land border with Masuda. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Masuda
- Is Masuda a city or a prefecture?
- Masuda (益田市) 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 Masuda?
- Masuda 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 Masuda?
- 45,003 at the 2020 census, down 5.7% from 47,718 in 2015. The area is 733.19 km², which is 61 people per km². 18,870 households. 38.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Masuda?
- Eight: Hamada City (浜田市), Tsuwano Town (津和野町), Yoshika Town (吉賀町), Hatsukaichi City (廿日市市) in Hiroshima, Akiota Town (安芸太田町) in Hiroshima, Kitahiroshima Town (北広島町) in Hiroshima, Hagi City (萩市) in Yamaguchi, and Iwakuni City (岩国市) in Yamaguchi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Masuda in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Masuda written in Japanese?
- 益田市, read Masuda-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 Masuda begin?
- 島根県益田市… (Shimane-ken, Masuda-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.