Tanabe田辺市

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

Tanabe (田辺市, Tanabe-shi) is a city in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 69,870 (2020 census), area 1,026.91 km². Borders 10 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
田辺市
Reading
Tanabe-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Wakayama 和歌山県
Region
Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
Population
69,870 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-6.6% from 74,770
Area
1,026.91 km²
Density
68 people per km²
Households
31,215
Under 15
11.4%
65 and over
34.0%
Foreign residents
268 (0.4%)
Code
30206 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.tanabe.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Tanabe

Is Tanabe a city or a prefecture?
Tanabe (田辺市) 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 Tanabe?
Tanabe 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 Tanabe?
69,870 at the 2020 census, down 6.6% from 74,770 in 2015. The area is 1,026.91 km², which is 68 people per km². 31,215 households. 34.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Tanabe?
10: Nosegawa Village (野迫川村) in Nara, Totsukawa Village (十津川村) in Nara, Shingu City (新宮市), Aridagawa Town (有田川町), Inami Town (印南町), Minabe Town (みなべ町), Hidakagawa Town (日高川町), Shirahama Town (白浜町), Kamitonda Town (上富田町), and Kozagawa Town (古座川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tanabe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Tanabe written in Japanese?
田辺市, read Tanabe-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 Tanabe begin?
和歌山県田辺市… (Wakayama-ken, Tanabe-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.