Murayama村山市

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

Murayama (村山市, Murayama-shi) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 22,516 (2020 census), area 196.98 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Yamagata 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

村山市

Reading

Murayama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

22,516 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.8% from 24,684

Area

196.98 km²

Density

114 people per km²

Households

7,579

Under 15

9.7%

65 and over

39.6%

Foreign residents

180 (0.8%)

Code

06208 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.murayama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Murayama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Sagae City寒河江市
• Higashine City東根市
• Obanazawa City尾花沢市
• Kahoku Town河北町
• Oishida Town大石田町
• Funagata Town舟形町
• Okura Village大蔵村

Questions about Murayama

Is Murayama a city or a prefecture?

Murayama (村山市) is a city (市, shi) in Yamagata Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Murayama?

Murayama is in Yamagata Prefecture (山形県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Murayama?

22,516 at the 2020 census, down 8.8% from 24,684 in 2015. The area is 196.98 km², which is 114 people per km². 7,579 households. 39.6% of residents are 65 or older and 9.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Murayama?

Seven: Sagae City (寒河江市), Higashine City (東根市), Obanazawa City (尾花沢市), Kahoku Town (河北町), Oishida Town (大石田町), Funagata Town (舟形町), and Okura Village (大蔵村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Murayama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Murayama written in Japanese?

村山市, read Murayama-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 Murayama begin?

山形県村山市… (Yamagata-ken, Murayama-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.