Hofu防府市
Hofu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Hofu (防府市, Hofu-shi) is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Population 113,979 (2020 census), area 189.37 km². Borders 2 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
- 防府市
- Reading
- Hofu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Yamaguchi 山口県
- Region
- Chūgoku 中国
- Population
- 113,979 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -1.7% from 115,942
- Area
- 189.37 km²
- Density
- 602 people per km²
- Households
- 48,858
- Under 15
- 12.9%
- 65 and over
- 31.0%
- Foreign residents
- 1,289 (1.1%)
- Code
- 35206 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.hofu.yamaguchi.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
2 places share a land border with Hofu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Hofu
- Is Hofu a city or a prefecture?
- Hofu (防府市) 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 Hofu?
- Hofu 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 Hofu?
- 113,979 at the 2020 census, down 1.7% from 115,942 in 2015. The area is 189.37 km², which is 602 people per km². 48,858 households. 31.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.9% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Hofu?
- Two: Yamaguchi City (山口市) and Shunan City (周南市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hofu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Hofu written in Japanese?
- 防府市, read Hofu-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 Hofu begin?
- 山口県防府市… (Yamaguchi-ken, Hofu-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.