Musashimurayama武蔵村山市

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

Musashimurayama (武蔵村山市, Musashimurayama-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 70,829 (2020 census), area 15.32 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

武蔵村山市

Reading

Musashimurayama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

70,829 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.6% from 71,229

Area

15.32 km²

Density

4,623 people per km²

Households

29,978

Under 15

13.2%

65 and over

26.9%

Foreign residents

1,743 (2.5%)

Code

13223 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.musashimurayama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tokorozawa City所沢市(Saitama)
• Tachikawa City立川市
• Fussa City福生市
• Higashiyamato City東大和市
• Mizuho Town瑞穂町

Questions about Musashimurayama

Is Musashimurayama a city or a prefecture?

Musashimurayama (武蔵村山市) 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 Musashimurayama?

Musashimurayama 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 Musashimurayama?

70,829 at the 2020 census, down 0.6% from 71,229 in 2015. The area is 15.32 km², which is 4,623 people per km². 29,978 households. 26.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Musashimurayama?

Five: Tokorozawa City (所沢市) in Saitama, Tachikawa City (立川市), Fussa City (福生市), Higashiyamato City (東大和市), and Mizuho Town (瑞穂町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Musashimurayama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Musashimurayama written in Japanese?

武蔵村山市, read Musashimurayama-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 Musashimurayama begin?

東京都武蔵村山市… (Tōkyō-to, Musashimurayama-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.