Awa阿波市

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

Awa (阿波市, Awa-shi) is a city in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 34,713 (2020 census), area 191.11 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Tokushima 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
阿波市
Reading
Awa-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Tokushima 徳島県
Region
Shikoku 四国
Population
34,713 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-6.7% from 37,202
Area
191.11 km²
Density
182 people per km²
Households
13,029
Under 15
10.2%
65 and over
38.1%
Foreign residents
414 (1.2%)
Code
36206 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.awa.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Awa

Is Awa a city or a prefecture?
Awa (阿波市) is a city (市, shi) in Tokushima Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Awa?
Awa is in Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Awa?
34,713 at the 2020 census, down 6.7% from 37,202 in 2015. The area is 191.11 km², which is 182 people per km². 13,029 households. 38.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.2% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Awa?
Four: Yoshinogawa City (吉野川市), Mima City (美馬市), Kamiita Town (上板町), and Higashikagawa City (東かがわ市) in Kagawa. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Awa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Awa written in Japanese?
阿波市, read Awa-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 Awa begin?
徳島県阿波市… (Tokushima-ken, Awa-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.