Iwata磐田市
Iwata-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Iwata (磐田市, Iwata-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 166,672 (2020 census), area 163.45 km². Borders 5 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
- 磐田市
- Reading
- Iwata-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Shizuoka 静岡県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 166,672 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -0.3% from 167,210
- Area
- 163.45 km²
- Density
- 1,020 people per km²
- Households
- 65,059
- Under 15
- 13.0%
- 65 and over
- 28.8%
- Foreign residents
- 8,056 (4.8%)
- Code
- 22211 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.iwata.shizuoka.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Iwata. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Iwata
- Is Iwata a city or a prefecture?
- Iwata (磐田市) 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 Iwata?
- Iwata 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 Iwata?
- 166,672 at the 2020 census, down 0.3% from 167,210 in 2015. The area is 163.45 km², which is 1,020 people per km². 65,059 households. 28.8% of residents are 65 or older and 13.0% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Iwata?
- Five: Chuo Ward (中央区) of Hamamatsu, Hamana Ward (浜名区) of Hamamatsu, Tenryu Ward (天竜区) of Hamamatsu, Fukuroi City (袋井市), and Mori Town (森町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iwata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Iwata written in Japanese?
- 磐田市, read Iwata-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 Iwata begin?
- 静岡県磐田市… (Shizuoka-ken, Iwata-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.