Fujieda藤枝市
Fujieda-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Fujieda (藤枝市, Fujieda-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 141,342 (2020 census), area 194.06 km². Borders 4 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Shizuoka Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 藤枝市
- Reading
- Fujieda-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Shizuoka 静岡県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 141,342 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -1.6% from 143,605
- Area
- 194.06 km²
- Density
- 728 people per km²
- Households
- 53,974
- Under 15
- 12.9%
- 65 and over
- 30.3%
- Foreign residents
- 1,729 (1.2%)
- Code
- 22214 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.fujieda.shizuoka.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
4 places share a land border with Fujieda. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Fujieda
- Is Fujieda a city or a prefecture?
- Fujieda (藤枝市) is a city (市, shi) in Shizuoka Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Fujieda?
- Fujieda is in Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Fujieda?
- 141,342 at the 2020 census, down 1.6% from 143,605 in 2015. The area is 194.06 km², which is 728 people per km². 53,974 households. 30.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.9% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Fujieda?
- Four: Aoi Ward (葵区) of Shizuoka, Suruga Ward (駿河区) of Shizuoka, Shimada City (島田市), and Yaizu City (焼津市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fujieda in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Fujieda written in Japanese?
- 藤枝市, read Fujieda-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 Fujieda begin?
- 静岡県藤枝市… (Shizuoka-ken, Fujieda-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.