Machida町田市
Machida-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Machida (町田市, Machida-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 431,079 (2020 census), area 71.55 km². Borders 10 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 町田市
- Reading
- Machida-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Tokyo 東京都
- Region
- Kantō 関東
- Population
- 431,079 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -0.3% from 432,349
- Area
- 71.55 km²
- Density
- 6,025 people per km²
- Households
- 192,015
- Under 15
- 11.9%
- 65 and over
- 27.6%
- Foreign residents
- 7,173 (1.7%)
- Code
- 13209 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.machida.tokyo.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
10 places share a land border with Machida. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Machida
- Is Machida a city or a prefecture?
- Machida (町田市) 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 Machida?
- Machida 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 Machida?
- 431,079 at the 2020 census, down 0.3% from 432,349 in 2015. The area is 71.55 km², which is 6,025 people per km². 192,015 households. 27.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Machida?
- 10: Hachiōji City (八王子市), Tama City (多摩市), Midori Ward (緑区) of Yokohama in Kanagawa, Seya Ward (瀬谷区) of Yokohama in Kanagawa, Aoba Ward (青葉区) of Yokohama in Kanagawa, Asao Ward (麻生区) of Kawasaki in Kanagawa, Midori Ward (緑区) of Sagamihara in Kanagawa, Chuo Ward (中央区) of Sagamihara in Kanagawa, Minami Ward (南区) of Sagamihara in Kanagawa, and Yamato City (大和市) in Kanagawa. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Machida in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Machida written in Japanese?
- 町田市, read Machida-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 Machida begin?
- 東京都町田市… (Tōkyō-to, Machida-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.