Yamaguchi山口市

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

Yamaguchi (山口市, Yamaguchi-shi) is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Population 193,966 (2020 census), area 1,023.23 km². Borders 7 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.

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Facts

Japanese name

山口市

Reading

Yamaguchi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Yamaguchi 山口県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

193,966 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.8% from 197,422

Area

1,023.23 km²

Density

190 people per km²

Households

87,094

Under 15

12.5%

65 and over

29.3%

Foreign residents

1,731 (0.9%)

Code

35203 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yamaguchi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tsuwano Town津和野町(Shimane)
• Yoshika Town吉賀町(Shimane)
• Ube City宇部市
• Hagi City萩市
• Hofu City防府市
• Mine City美祢市
• Shunan City周南市

Questions about Yamaguchi

Is Yamaguchi a city or a prefecture?

Yamaguchi (山口市) 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. Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.

Where is Yamaguchi?

Yamaguchi 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 Yamaguchi?

193,966 at the 2020 census, down 1.8% from 197,422 in 2015. The area is 1,023.23 km², which is 190 people per km². 87,094 households. 29.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yamaguchi?

Seven: Tsuwano Town (津和野町) in Shimane, Yoshika Town (吉賀町) in Shimane, Ube City (宇部市), Hagi City (萩市), Hofu City (防府市), Mine City (美祢市), and Shunan City (周南市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yamaguchi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yamaguchi written in Japanese?

山口市, read Yamaguchi-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 Yamaguchi begin?

山口県山口市… (Yamaguchi-ken, Yamaguchi-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.