Hashimoto橋本市

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

Hashimoto (橋本市, Hashimoto-shi) is a city in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 60,818 (2020 census), area 130.55 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Wakayama 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

橋本市

Reading

Hashimoto-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Wakayama 和歌山県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

60,818 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.4% from 63,621

Area

130.55 km²

Density

466 people per km²

Households

24,028

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

33.2%

Foreign residents

320 (0.5%)

Code

30203 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.hashimoto.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kawachinagano City河内長野市(Osaka)
• Gojo City五條市(Nara)
• Katsuragi Townかつらぎ町
• Kudoyama Town九度山町
• Koya Town高野町

Questions about Hashimoto

Is Hashimoto a city or a prefecture?

Hashimoto (橋本市) is a city (市, shi) in Wakayama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Hashimoto?

Hashimoto is in Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Hashimoto?

60,818 at the 2020 census, down 4.4% from 63,621 in 2015. The area is 130.55 km², which is 466 people per km². 24,028 households. 33.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hashimoto?

Five: Kawachinagano City (河内長野市) in Osaka, Gojo City (五條市) in Nara, Katsuragi Town (かつらぎ町), Kudoyama Town (九度山町), and Koya Town (高野町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hashimoto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hashimoto written in Japanese?

橋本市, read Hashimoto-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 Hashimoto begin?

和歌山県橋本市… (Wakayama-ken, Hashimoto-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.