Mima美馬市

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

Mima (美馬市, Mima-shi) is a city in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 28,055 (2020 census), area 367.14 km². Borders 10 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
美馬市
Reading
Mima-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Tokushima 徳島県
Region
Shikoku 四国
Population
28,055 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-8.0% from 30,501
Area
367.14 km²
Density
76 people per km²
Households
11,244
Under 15
9.9%
65 and over
39.1%
Foreign residents
403 (1.4%)
Code
36207 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.mima.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

10 places share a land border with Mima. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Mima

Is Mima a city or a prefecture?
Mima (美馬市) 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 Mima?
Mima 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 Mima?
28,055 at the 2020 census, down 8.0% from 30,501 in 2015. The area is 367.14 km², which is 76 people per km². 11,244 households. 39.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.9% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Mima?
10: Yoshinogawa City (吉野川市), Awa City (阿波市), Miyoshi City (三好市), Kamiyama Town (神山町), Naka Town (那賀町), Tsurugi Town (つるぎ町), Takamatsu City (高松市) in Kagawa, Sanuki City (さぬき市) in Kagawa, Miki Town (三木町) in Kagawa, and Manno Town (まんのう町) in Kagawa. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Mima written in Japanese?
美馬市, read Mima-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 Mima begin?
徳島県美馬市… (Tokushima-ken, Mima-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.