Higashiyamato東大和市

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

Higashiyamato (東大和市, Higashiyamato-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 83,901 (2020 census), area 13.42 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

東大和市

Reading

Higashiyamato-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

83,901 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.5% from 85,157

Area

13.42 km²

Density

6,252 people per km²

Households

36,336

Under 15

12.7%

65 and over

27.4%

Foreign residents

1,101 (1.3%)

Code

13220 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.higashiyamato.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tokorozawa City所沢市(Saitama)
• Tachikawa City立川市
• Kodaira City小平市
• Higashimurayama City東村山市
• Musashimurayama City武蔵村山市

Questions about Higashiyamato

Is Higashiyamato a city or a prefecture?

Higashiyamato (東大和市) 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 Higashiyamato?

Higashiyamato 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 Higashiyamato?

83,901 at the 2020 census, down 1.5% from 85,157 in 2015. The area is 13.42 km², which is 6,252 people per km². 36,336 households. 27.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashiyamato?

Five: Tokorozawa City (所沢市) in Saitama, Tachikawa City (立川市), Kodaira City (小平市), Higashimurayama City (東村山市), and Musashimurayama City (武蔵村山市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Higashiyamato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashiyamato written in Japanese?

東大和市, read Higashiyamato-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 Higashiyamato begin?

東京都東大和市… (Tōkyō-to, Higashiyamato-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.