Musashino武蔵野市
Musashino-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Musashino (武蔵野市, Musashino-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 150,149 (2020 census), area 10.98 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 武蔵野市
- Reading
- Musashino-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Tokyo 東京都
- Region
- Kantō 関東
- Population
- 150,149 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- +3.7% from 144,730
- Area
- 10.98 km²
- Density
- 13,675 people per km²
- Households
- 78,054
- Under 15
- 11.5%
- 65 and over
- 21.9%
- Foreign residents
- 3,342 (2.2%)
- Code
- 13203 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.musashino.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Musashino. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Musashino
- Is Musashino a city or a prefecture?
- Musashino (武蔵野市) 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 Musashino?
- Musashino 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 Musashino?
- 150,149 at the 2020 census, up 3.7% from 144,730 in 2015. The area is 10.98 km², which is 13,675 people per km². 78,054 households. 21.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Musashino?
- Five: Suginami City (杉並区), Nerima City (練馬区), Mitaka City (三鷹市), Koganei City (小金井市), and Nishitokyo City (西東京市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Musashino in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Musashino written in Japanese?
- 武蔵野市, read Musashino-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 Musashino begin?
- 東京都武蔵野市… (Tōkyō-to, Musashino-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.