Imizu射水市

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

Imizu (射水市, Imizu-shi) is a city in Toyama Prefecture. Population 90,742 (2020 census), area 109.44 km². Borders 3 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

射水市

Reading

Imizu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Toyama 富山県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

90,742 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.7% from 92,308

Area

109.44 km²

Density

829 people per km²

Households

33,812

Under 15

12.4%

65 and over

30.6%

Foreign residents

2,484 (2.7%)

Code

16211 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.imizu.toyama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Imizu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Toyama City富山市
• Takaoka City高岡市
• Tonami City砺波市

Questions about Imizu

Is Imizu a city or a prefecture?

Imizu (射水市) 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 Imizu?

Imizu 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 Imizu?

90,742 at the 2020 census, down 1.7% from 92,308 in 2015. The area is 109.44 km², which is 829 people per km². 33,812 households. 30.6% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Imizu?

Three: Toyama City (富山市), Takaoka City (高岡市), and Tonami City (砺波市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Imizu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Imizu written in Japanese?

射水市, read Imizu-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 Imizu begin?

富山県射水市… (Toyama-ken, Imizu-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.