Higashimurayama東村山市

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

Higashimurayama (東村山市, Higashimurayama-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 151,815 (2020 census), area 17.14 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Tokyo 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

東村山市

Reading

Higashimurayama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

151,815 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.2% from 149,956

Area

17.14 km²

Density

8,857 people per km²

Households

68,478

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

27.4%

Foreign residents

3,061 (2.0%)

Code

13213 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.higashimurayama.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Higashimurayama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tokorozawa City所沢市(Saitama)
• Kodaira City小平市
• Higashiyamato City東大和市
• Kiyose City清瀬市
• Higashikurume City東久留米市

Questions about Higashimurayama

Is Higashimurayama a city or a prefecture?

Higashimurayama (東村山市) is a city (市, shi) in Tokyo Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Higashimurayama?

Higashimurayama is in Tokyo Prefecture (東京都), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Higashimurayama?

151,815 at the 2020 census, up 1.2% from 149,956 in 2015. The area is 17.14 km², which is 8,857 people per km². 68,478 households. 27.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashimurayama?

Five: Tokorozawa City (所沢市) in Saitama, Kodaira City (小平市), Higashiyamato City (東大和市), Kiyose City (清瀬市), and Higashikurume City (東久留米市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Higashimurayama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashimurayama written in Japanese?

東村山市, read Higashimurayama-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 Higashimurayama begin?

東京都東村山市… (Tōkyō-to, Higashimurayama-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.