Omaezaki御前崎市

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

Omaezaki (御前崎市, Omaezaki-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 31,103 (2020 census), area 65.56 km². Borders 3 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.

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Facts

Japanese name

御前崎市

Reading

Omaezaki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Shizuoka 静岡県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

31,103 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.5% from 32,578

Area

65.56 km²

Density

474 people per km²

Households

11,500

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

30.8%

Foreign residents

1,006 (3.2%)

Code

22223 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.omaezaki.shizuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Omaezaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kakegawa City掛川市
• Kikugawa City菊川市
• Makinohara City牧之原市

Questions about Omaezaki

Is Omaezaki a city or a prefecture?

Omaezaki (御前崎市) 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 Omaezaki?

Omaezaki 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 Omaezaki?

31,103 at the 2020 census, down 4.5% from 32,578 in 2015. The area is 65.56 km², which is 474 people per km². 11,500 households. 30.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Omaezaki?

Three: Kakegawa City (掛川市), Kikugawa City (菊川市), and Makinohara City (牧之原市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Omaezaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Omaezaki written in Japanese?

御前崎市, read Omaezaki-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 Omaezaki begin?

静岡県御前崎市… (Shizuoka-ken, Omaezaki-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.