Wakayama和歌山市

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

Wakayama (和歌山市, Wakayama-shi) is a city in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 356,729 (2020 census), area 208.85 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

和歌山市

Reading

Wakayama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Wakayama 和歌山県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

356,729 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.0% from 364,154

Area

208.85 km²

Density

1,708 people per km²

Households

157,666

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

31.1%

Foreign residents

3,296 (0.9%)

Code

30201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.wakayama.wakayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hannan City阪南市(Osaka)
• Misaki Town岬町(Osaka)
• Kainan City海南市
• Kinokawa City紀の川市
• Iwade City岩出市

Questions about Wakayama

Is Wakayama a city or a prefecture?

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

Where is Wakayama?

Wakayama 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 Wakayama?

356,729 at the 2020 census, down 2.0% from 364,154 in 2015. The area is 208.85 km², which is 1,708 people per km². 157,666 households. 31.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Wakayama?

Five: Hannan City (阪南市) in Osaka, Misaki Town (岬町) in Osaka, Kainan City (海南市), Kinokawa City (紀の川市), and Iwade City (岩出市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Wakayama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Wakayama written in Japanese?

和歌山市, read Wakayama-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 Wakayama begin?

和歌山県和歌山市… (Wakayama-ken, Wakayama-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.