Himi氷見市

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

Himi (氷見市, Himi-shi) is a city in Toyama Prefecture. Population 43,950 (2020 census), area 230.54 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Toyama 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

氷見市

Reading

Himi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Toyama 富山県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

43,950 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.4% from 47,992

Area

230.54 km²

Density

191 people per km²

Households

15,759

Under 15

9.2%

65 and over

39.6%

Foreign residents

425 (1.0%)

Code

16205 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.himi.toyama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Takaoka City高岡市
• Nanao City七尾市(Ishikawa)
• Hakui City羽咋市(Ishikawa)
• Hodatsushimizu Town宝達志水町(Ishikawa)
• Nakanoto Town中能登町(Ishikawa)

Questions about Himi

Is Himi a city or a prefecture?

Himi (氷見市) is a city (市, shi) in Toyama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Himi?

Himi is in Toyama Prefecture (富山県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Himi?

43,950 at the 2020 census, down 8.4% from 47,992 in 2015. The area is 230.54 km², which is 191 people per km². 15,759 households. 39.6% of residents are 65 or older and 9.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Himi?

Five: Takaoka City (高岡市), Nanao City (七尾市) in Ishikawa, Hakui City (羽咋市) in Ishikawa, Hodatsushimizu Town (宝達志水町) in Ishikawa, and Nakanoto Town (中能登町) in Ishikawa. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Himi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Himi written in Japanese?

氷見市, read Himi-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 Himi begin?

富山県氷見市… (Toyama-ken, Himi-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.