Hagi萩市
Hagi-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Hagi (萩市, Hagi-shi) is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Population 44,626 (2020 census), area 698.31 km². Borders 6 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 萩市
- Reading
- Hagi-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Yamaguchi 山口県
- Region
- Chūgoku 中国
- Population
- 44,626 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -10.0% from 49,560
- Area
- 698.31 km²
- Density
- 64 people per km²
- Households
- 20,432
- Under 15
- 8.8%
- 65 and over
- 44.0%
- Foreign residents
- 387 (0.9%)
- Code
- 35204 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.hagi.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
6 places share a land border with Hagi. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Hagi
- Is Hagi a city or a prefecture?
- Hagi (萩市) is a city (市, shi) in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Hagi?
- Hagi is in Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Hagi?
- 44,626 at the 2020 census, down 10.0% from 49,560 in 2015. The area is 698.31 km², which is 64 people per km². 20,432 households. 44.0% of residents are 65 or older and 8.8% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Hagi?
- Six: Masuda City (益田市) in Shimane, Tsuwano Town (津和野町) in Shimane, Yamaguchi City (山口市), Nagato City (長門市), Mine City (美祢市), and Abu Town (阿武町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hagi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Hagi written in Japanese?
- 萩市, read Hagi-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 Hagi begin?
- 山口県萩市… (Yamaguchi-ken, Hagi-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.