Toyama富山市

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

Toyama (富山市, Toyama-shi) is a city in Toyama Prefecture. Population 413,938 (2020 census), area 1,241.74 km². Borders 10 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

富山市

Reading

Toyama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Toyama 富山県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

413,938 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.1% from 418,686

Area

1,241.74 km²

Density

333 people per km²

Households

171,917

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

30.0%

Foreign residents

6,944 (1.7%)

Code

16201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.toyama.toyama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

10 places share a land border with Toyama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Namerikawa City滑川市
• Tonami City砺波市
• Nanto City南砺市
• Imizu City射水市
• Funahashi Village舟橋村
• Kamiichi Town上市町
• Tateyama Town立山町
• Omachi City大町市(Nagano)
• Takayama City高山市(Gifu)
• Hida City飛騨市(Gifu)

Questions about Toyama

Is Toyama a city or a prefecture?

Toyama (富山市) 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. Toyama Prefecture (富山県) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.

Where is Toyama?

Toyama 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 Toyama?

413,938 at the 2020 census, down 1.1% from 418,686 in 2015. The area is 1,241.74 km², which is 333 people per km². 171,917 households. 30.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toyama?

10: Namerikawa City (滑川市), Tonami City (砺波市), Nanto City (南砺市), Imizu City (射水市), Funahashi Village (舟橋村), Kamiichi Town (上市町), Tateyama Town (立山町), Omachi City (大町市) in Nagano, Takayama City (高山市) in Gifu, and Hida City (飛騨市) in Gifu. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Toyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toyama written in Japanese?

富山市, read Toyama-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 Toyama begin?

富山県富山市… (Toyama-ken, Toyama-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.